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BBC News
8 hours ago
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Sheffield cafe drops alcohol licence bid after objections
A cafe has withdrawn its application for an alcohol licence after police and the building's owner Kitchen in Wybourn, Sheffield, applied for a drinks licence to run as a bar and restaurant, which was due to be decided on Monday at a meeting of Sheffield City Council's licensing cafe on Cricket Inn Road wanted to open until 01:00 seven days a week and build an outdoor seating area at the rear of the came from South Yorkshire Police, the city council health protection service, the building's owner and managing agent and a neighbour. A police letter said: "Our initial concerns focused on the proposed operating hours, which extend until 01:00 in a residential area despite having only operated until 23:00 under temporary event notices."The applicant provided insufficient detail on how they intend to mitigate noise and disturbance, particularly in relation to dine-in customers."The letter also said the applicant failed to attend a site visit on 3 July, according to the Local Democracy Reporting added: "While waiting at the location, officers engaged with a neighbouring operator of a licensed premises, who voluntarily expressed concerns about the area particularly regarding antisocial behaviour from local youths and confirmed he chooses to close earlier than his permitted hours for this reason."The building owner and managing agent objected because the lease is for use as a cafe only and there are tenants living above the resident wrote to say they were concerned about noise as they had an eight-month-old baby and start work early.A council spokesperson said no reason had been given for the withdrawal of the application. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
BBC News
31-07-2025
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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.
Yahoo
08-06-2025
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Police officer lists four problems with restaurant applying for drinks licence
An Indian restaurant owner faced objections from police and licensing officers for the second time in a matter of months after re-applying for a drinks licence for his business. Rafiqul Islam, 47, wants to serve alcohol from 10am to 11pm at Cardamom, in St James's Street, Brighton. He has not been legally able to do so since his licence lapsed. He previously applied for a licence until midnight every day but was turned down after a Brighton and Hove City Council licensing panel hearing in February. Mr Islam has since brought in a former colleague and more experienced licence holder, Szabolcs Veres, to work as the designated premises supervisor (DPS) with responsibility for alcohol sales. But at a licensing panel hearing before three councillors, Sussex Police licensing officer Mark Thorogood listed several issues with the premises since Mr Islam took over. These included The licence lapsing in October 2023 Alcohol was listed on the menu and a beer pump was still connected in November 2023 even though the premises no longer had a licence Trading outside permitted hours and with no functioning closed-circuit television (CCTV) in December 2023 The battery-operated CCTV was not working in December 2024 The panel was told that the incident log had not been signed off and staff had not received the training that they needed, the licence was found to have lapsed and Mr Islam was given a final warning. Conservative councillor Ivan Lyons asked what measures would give the police confidence to support Mr Islam's premises having a licence. Mr Thorogood said that there were none. He said: 'We have raised our concerns around a history of non-compliance and a new proposed DPS. 'We have spent a long time already trying to assist Mr Islam in adhering to the previous premises licences he has held but with no success.' Mr Thorogood said that the business was small and 'not challenging' but the various issues, including trading without a licence, meant that the force had lost confidence in Mr Islam. Council licensing officer Donna Lynsdale also said that she had no confidence in Mr Islam's ability to comply with any licence conditions. Ms Lynsdale said that she visited the business in February to ensure that no alcohol was on sale after the previous licence application was turned down. Although no alcoholic drinks were on display, they were still included in the menus on the counter. She said that Mr Islam called her for help with his new licence application and asked her to recommend someone who could help. Ms Lynsdale said: 'Mr Islam stated he believed the reason the last application was refused was because the committee did not like his legal representative. 'This clarifies that Mr Islam is not taking any responsibility for the previous issue – the breaches – or the poor running of the premises. 'Despite providing Mr islam with all the documents and assistance to comply with the previous premises licence, he continued to breach the conditions.' Mr Islam's solicitor, Nicholas Perkins, said that the business was small, with space for only 20 to 28 customers at a time, so it was not a 'challenging' restaurant. But it was in the centre of Brighton where there were restrictions on new alcohol licences because of the 'saturation' of licensed premises and the associated risks of crime and nuisance. Mr Perkins said that the site had been a restaurant for many years and would not be adding to the volume of similar businesses in the area. Without the licence, Mr Perkins said, his client would be 'financially ruined'. He said: 'You (the panel) should look at this whole situation afresh. Mr Islam has candidly admitted his failings but that does not mean he should not be given a further opportunity. 'The proposal before you is new, different and you could have confidence in it on the basis that Mr Veres is prepared to be the DPS. 'He's prepared to take the risk. He has the confidence that going forward these premises will operate correctly.' Labour councillor Paul Nann asked if conditions could include the number of hours that Mr Veres spent at the premises but he was told that this would not be possible. The panel – which also included Labour councillor Julie Cattel – retired to make its decision which should be made public within five working days.
Yahoo
01-06-2025
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- Yahoo
Quirky Sidcup coffee shop applies for new licence to sell alcohol
A new licence is being sought for alcohol sales at a quirky café in Sidcup. Jacqueline Langley, owner of The Banana Garden at 17 The Oval, has applied for a premises licence to sell alcohol. If granted, the shop would be able to sell alcohol for consumption on and off the premises from 8am to 7pm, Monday to Sunday. The application was made on May 15 to the London Borough of Bexley. The Banana Garden is a coffee shop that also serves homemade soups, cakes, and light lunches. It offers a variety of Afternoon Tea options and features an eclectic mix of signs, ornaments, and unique items to purchase. The application can be viewed for free at the council's offices at the Licensing Partnership, PO BOX 182, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 1GP or online at Written objections or support can be submitted to the Licensing Section until June 12. It is a legal offence to make a false statement in connection with a licence application, with offenders facing an unlimited fine upon conviction. Want to find out all the latest planning applications, alcohol licensing applications and planned road closures near you? Then search the Public Notice Portal. The Public Notice Portal is owned and operated by the News Media Association, the voice of UK national, regional, and local newspapers in all their print and digital forms. NMA members include nearly 900 local and regional news titles which reach 40 million people across the length and breadth of the country each month. Many of these publications have served their communities for centuries and remain the most reliable source of verified news and information. Created by local news publishers and supported by the Google News Initiative, the portal carries statutory public notices published in local newspapers and is the fastest and most effective way of finding out what is happening in YOUR neighbourhood.
BBC News
28-05-2025
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Bournemouth's Chicken N Beer loses licence after illegal workers found
A chicken bar where two illegal workers were found after a raid by immigration officials has been stripped of its licence to sell man and woman ran out of the back of Chicken N Beer in Stanfield Road, Bournemouth, when officials spotted them in Immigration Enforcement said the man entered the UK illegally on a small boat in 2022 and that neither of them had ever been allowed to work in the Council's licensing sub-committee removed the licence after a hearing on 20 May following an application by Dorset Police. The council said it was appropriate to take the licence away because Chicken N Beer showed there was "no alternative outcome that will mitigate the concerns raised by Dorset Police and Home Office Immigration Enforcement".The man found at Chicken N Beer said he had worked at the bar for "nearly a month" and had provided no official documentation to prove he had a right to woman entered the UK on a student visa in 2023 but her student leave expired in May 2024. You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
