Pub stripped of licence for breaking Covid rules fails to get it back as neighbours give anonymous evidence The Billy Goat had been operating like a 'prohibition speakeasy' at the beginning of the pandemic 10:42, 9 APR 2021 Updated The Billy Goat pub on Stamford Street in Mossley, Tameside (Image: Google Street View) A Tameside pub which had its licence revoked for breaking Covid-19 rules has been refused a new premises licence after residents spoke of pre-pandemic noise and disorder around the venue. The Billy Goat pub in Mossley lost its premises licence, and its legal ability to sell alcohol, following a hearing of the council’s licensing panel in July last summer.