A Gateshead shop has been refused the chance to sell booze after its predecessor had its alcohol licence revoked for selling to underage children.
Councillors have rejected an alcohol licence application by Venus Express ltd for a shop on Sheriffs Highway . Northumbria Police and Gateshead Council’s weights and measures department raised objections regarding the prevention of crime and the protection of children.
A shop at the same address, Sheriff Highway Stores, had its alcohol licence revoked by Gateshead Council in August after a police and council sting resulted in a 15-year-old volunteer purchasing alcohol from the premises.
