A cafe on Manchester's famous Curry Mile found to be operating as an illegal shisha bar has been ordered to hand over more than £170,000 and fined.
A court case involving Dubai Cafe on Wilmslow Road, Rusholme, concluded last week, council bosses in Manchester said.
The council said T&M Property Investment Ltd, the owner of a 999-year lease for the property which it let out, has had £174,074 in income confiscated after breaching a planning enforcement notice. The company was also ordered by a crown court judge to pay a fine of £18,750, together with courts costs of £5,700.
