A new convenience store in South Manchester will be allowed to sell alcohol despite objections from local residents who say their neighbourhood has become a 'drunken, drugged up conurbation' with a 24/7 party atmosphere. Kwik E Mart in Fallowfield, which opened at a former kebab shop in Wilmslow Road last year, has been granted an alcohol licence by Manchester council.
The shop, which is set to be rebranded as a Go Local, has been opening until 3am so far, but will now have to shut at midnight, selling alcohol until it closes. It comes after residents objected to the licence at a public hearing last week.
They told councillors on the licensing panel that the Fallowfield Brow area, which is densely populated with students, has become a 'giant noise fest'. The estate opposite the University of Manchester's student halls of residents Owens Park is littered with broken glass and vomit, the residents said.
