Libation in Hove will be able to serve alcohol to customers at tables on the pavement A BAR in Hove can serve drinks to customers seated at tables on the pavement despite objections from neighbours. Libation, in Victoria Grove, in Second Avenue, Hove, already has a pavement licence until September, allowing it to put seats in the street. But it was not allowed to serve alcohol to customers at the pavement tables until a Brighton and Hove City Council licensing panel gave permission. The panel said that objectors and Labour councillor Clare Moonan, who represents Central Hove ward, had focused on the potential for drinkers to obstruct the highway.