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BBC News
7 days ago
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Wolverhampton shop stripped of licence over illegal cigarettes
A Wolverhampton shop has been stripped of its licence after it was found to be selling illegal cigarettes and News and Off Licence in Prestwood Road also continued to display and sell alcohol in breach of its licence conditions despite several warnings, a hearing was of Wolverhampton Council rejected an "absurd" defence by shop owner Manjit Singh Dhillon that duty-free cigarettes on display with other cigarettes and priced up for sale were for personal Dhillon was "deeply regretful" over the breaches and illicit items but they were mistakes made during an "extremely challenging personal time", the licence hearing was told. Several "strong" warnings issued by the council about the display and sale of alcohol were ignored and Mr Dhillon was told he had "ample opportunity" to correct the errors, the committee said at the hearing on 6 Dhillon was in a position of responsibility and "if he wasn't able to properly manage the premises due to his personal circumstances, he should have taken other action".Mr Dhillon's brother died in 2023 – a bereavement that not only affected his wellbeing but added more pressure as he juggled supporting his grieving father and running his business, the hearing was told. Alcohol license breach Issues would have been resolved "much earlier" if the council had provided a list of requirements for the licence, Mr Dhillon's legal representative said, as he was often left in a cycle of "meeting one requirement only to be met with further unexpected steps."Council records showed the off-licence had not named a supervisor since 2023, which meant it was not permitted to sell alcohol under the conditions of its inspectors visited the shop they found the duty-free cigarettes and illegal oversized vapes were also found during searches by council undercover member of staff was sold a bottle of gin a day after the off licence was told it should not be displaying alcohol. This had followed several earlier warnings that alcohol should not be displayed or sold until a supervisor was named on the licence. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
31-07-2025
- Business
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Licence review for Heath Town shop over vapes and alcohol
A shop could lose its licence after being caught with illegal vapes and cigarettes, and selling alcohol without News and Off Licence in Prestwood Road, Wolverhampton, will face a review hearing by the council on 6 to the council's records, the shop has not had a named supervisor since 2023 which meant it was not permitted to sell alcohol. The store's licence was also not on display, the council council said current owner, Manjit Singh Dhillon, had told the authority the cigarettes found during a search were duty free and had been bought by his son on holiday, and that his son was in the process of getting a new copy of the licence. A report published ahead of the meeting said the shop's licence had been transferred tor Mr Dhillon in 2019 with Kokila Keshavbhai Patel listed as Mr Patel withdrew consent in 2023 which meant alcohol could not be served from the shop in Heath Town until a new supervisor was council said that officers found the shop's licence was not on display and could not be found by Mr Dhillon during several visits.A report by Wolverhampton trading standards said a licensing officer returned a week after a visit to find alcohol was still on display, despite an earlier another inspection in April, officers found 24 packets of illegal cigarettes and more than 130 oversized review has been pushed by trading standards which has asked the committee to consider revoking the licence when it meets in August. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
