Campaigners are fighting to keep a new off-licence in a neighbourhood troubled by drink-related anti-social behaviour.
A planning application for the establishment of a new off-licence on the junction between Harehills Road and Ashley Road was submitted to Leeds City Council last week. The shop would sell alcohol between 9am and 10pm.
However, Harehills Councillor Salma Arif has said the area cannot handle another store selling alcohol as it has been struggling with nuisance street drinkers and crime. It also falls under Leeds' Cumulative Impact Area (CIA) which means bids for new alcohol licences are likely to be rejected unless applicants can demonstrate they will improve the locality.
