A historic Altrincham pub has been closed and two people arrested on suspected prostitution offences after a raid by police.
Officers from Greater Manchester Police and Trafford Council’s Community Safety Team carried out a search warrant on the Railway Inn on Manchester Road in Broadheath.
They found "significant evidence" that the property was being used to "offer sexual services for reward".
They also discovered a vulnerable woman who was said to have been "trafficked from outside Trafford to work there".
Two people were subsequently arrested on suspicion of crimes relating to controlling prostitution for gain, and earlier today magistrates at Manchester Magistrates' Court served the pub with a closure order following an application from the council.
The pub - which is a Grade II-listed building dating back to the mid-1800s - will now be closed for three months while its license is reviewed.
A statement from Greater Manchester Police said: "Officers from GMP have carried out a search warrant on the Railway Pub on Manchester Road in Altrincham accompanied by colleagues from Trafford Council’s Community Safety Team.
"Significant evidence was found on the premises indicating that the premises were being used to offer sexual services for reward and a vulnerable woman, trafficked from outside Trafford to work there was found on the premises.
"Two persons have been arrested for crimes relating to controlling prostitution for gain and today, the Magistrates issued an order on application from the council closing the premises for three months. A review of the premises license will now be requested."
