Harehills has become a “holiday resort” for street drinkers, police have claimed.
Anti-social daytime drinkers are flocking to the east Leeds suburb from as far as away as Morley – on the side of the other city – a licensing hearing was told on Tuesday. The claims were made amid widespread opposition to the prospect of a new off-licence in the old Yorkshire Bank branch on Harehills Lane, which would be known as Mleczko.
Karpaty Foods, which is behind the venture, has applied to Leeds City Council for an alcohol licence, saying the shop can’t run efficiently without one. But police, Public Health, local councillors and members of the public have all objected to the plans, saying it would make high levels of crime and disorder in the area even worse.
