A SPAR store in Garthamlock has been granted permission to offer alcohol deliveries despite concerns over high rates of alcohol-related hospital admissions in the area.
Glasgow’s health and social care partnership [HSCP] warned the plan had “potential to substantially increase the ease of access to alcohol” in a community which is “already experiencing harm”.
It reported the latest figures for the Craigend and Ruchazie data zone, where the shop is located, show “alcohol-related hospital admissions are currently 110% above that of the Scottish rate”.
