A PUB which was shut down in February has had its licence suspended for a further eight weeks.

Action was taken against The Aviator in Yeadon on the instigation of police following two violent brawls in six weeks and fears that any further fights could prove fatal.

Officers in Leeds District Licensing applied to the city council's licensing committee for a full review for the premises in High Street. The pub's licence was suspended pending the outcome of the review.

A further eight week suspension has been ordered after a spokesman for The Aviator revealed plans to carry out changes to make the

pub more family friendly.

The business now has until May to prove that it has turned the situation around and to apply for its licence back.

Members of Leeds City Council licensing's sub-committee were told that the pub's owners intended to spend £100,000 on a revamp to turn the premises into a food and real ale bar.

Proposed changes will include new management and door staff and an 11pm cut off for the sale of alcohol.

The move to suspend the pub's licence was prompted by a large fight at the premises on February 6, which left four men injured after glasses were used as weapons and people had their head repeatedly stamped on.

Another brawl in the early hours of New Year's Day involved up to 20 people.

After the licence was originally suspended Sergeant Dave Shaw, of Leeds District Licensing, said: "This was a very serious incident, which came only six weeks after a similar incident of disorder at the premises.

"Due to the serious nature of the incidents and the frequency of them, we have been left with no alternative but to apply for a summary review of the premises' licence to protect public safety."

He added: "Applying for the premises' licence to be reviewed is not a measure we take lightly, but we feel it is appropriate in this case, and we hope it will result in an improvement in the current situation."

In an application to the licensing sub committee police said: "Due to the latest disorder incident, only six weeks after the last, West Yorkshire Police have real concerns that should another serious incident occur, any injuries could prove fatal."

Last year, Vincent Greaves, 25, of Silver Cross Way, Guiseley, was jailed for manslaughter after Richard Davies, 52, suffered fatal head injuries when he was felled by a single punch thrown by Greaves outside the Aviator.

Both men had been drinking in the pub before the incident.