Alcohol sales plan opposed.
A SHOP bidding to extend the hours it sells alcohol is facing
opposition.
The police, a city-centre law practice and a resident have formally
objected to a plan by Spar on St Mary Street to sell alcohol between 8am
and 11pm.
The store currently sells alcohol between 8am and 9pm.
A Spar spokeswoman said the company was responsible and merely
wants to bring its trading hours in line with other shops.
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council's licensing sub-committee, which is set to consider the
Spar's application on November 6. He said anti-social behaviour is
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Solicitors, which has offices on St
Mary Street, has told the sub-committee that he objects to an increase
in the availability of alcohol "in view of the problems for which
St Mary Street is already pretty notorious".
And the resident of a flat on St Mary Street told the committee she
feared an increase in "aggressive street drinkers".
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