A Caribbean restaurant will be allowed to sell alcohol from the former home of a once infamous Newcastle takeaway, after winning the support of councillors.
KK’s Caribbean Cuisine has secured a new licence from Newcastle City Council chiefs, after allaying fears that the move could spark a return of the problems endured by neighbours of the old Happy Chip. Local authority bosses had previously stripped the notorious takeaway, which was a well-known destination for legal highs and hotspot of anti-social behaviour, of its licence in 2014 following an investigation into claims a woman had collapsed outside the shop having bought a drug there which has subsequently been made illegal.
Residents in Waterloo Street had worried that they could be faced with a new nuisance after KK’s launched a bid to expand its licence so it could serve and deliver booze as late as 3am every night. But after applicant Kerryann Pitter agreed to a range of concessions designed to avoid any negative consequences, councillors have approved the plans.
