A shopkeeper has said his convenience store in Old Market is being unfairly blamed by the police for a hotspot of crime and antisocial behaviour.
Local Store, at 42A Old Market Street, has been run for a decade by Vas Anwar, but could soon be taken over by a new owner. Police and trading standards said his shop was selling alcohol to underage teenagers, laughing gas under the counter, and illicit cigarettes.
The shop was linked to more than 100 police reports over the past three years, and police said drunk people were often seen drinking outside. Bristol City Council’s licensing sub-committee has now revoked Mr Anwar’s licence to sell alcohol at the Local.
