A Northern Quarter shop which wanted to sell alcohol 24 hours a day has been refused a late night licence after being likened to a 'vending machine' for anti-social behaviour hotspot Piccadilly Gardens at a town hall hearing.
Manchester Mini Market in Oldham Street will not be allowed to serve alcohol from a hatch between the hours of 11pm and 1am, a licensing panel has ruled. Licence holder Joan Mary McGuire had originally asked for permission to sell booze for 24 hours a day, but she agreed with police to reduce this request.
However, Manchester council's licensing department was still concerned. Licensing out of hours officer Ben Moran said serving alcohol until 1am from a hatch is 'no more responsible than a vending machine in Piccadilly Gardens'.
