Shop fights to keep licence
POLICE have ordered a review of a shop's alcohol licence after a 17-year-old girl bought a bottle of cider from the off-licence.
The girl bought the £1.59 White Ace cider after being sent in to Heron Cross Stores, in Heron Cross, as part of a trading standards sting in May.
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BOOZE BLITZ: Sergeant David Wright.
Fifteen stores were targeted in the operation, with three of the outlets selling alcohol to under-18s.
Now licence holder Thambiaiah Sathunanthan, of Baddeley Green, must appear before Stoke-on-Trent City Council's Licensing Sub-Committee to try to keep his licence.
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The Grove Road shop currently sells alcohol from 8am to 11pm Monday to Saturday and 10am to 10.30pm on Sundays.
Sergeant David Wright, of Staffordshire Police, said: "The volunteer did not look 18.
"Serious consideration needs to be given to impose new conditions to tackle under-age drinking."
The committee will discuss the licence review at a meeting on September 24.
Comments
by gormhenghast
Saturday, September 22 2012, 10:17AM
“boo hoo boo hoo a Sgt with a mission? Get up to Audley Friday nights and do some real work ark!!! 80 odd kids booze from the Bargain place by the pack full mixed with ketamine, eh presto PARTY in the street and all the local police do is confiscate the football and leave the 80 odd to kick off, excuse the pun but bricks going through windows including a passing bus id PARRRRRRRRRRTY. Nice one PC plods...........”