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Alcohol licence at risk after sale of vodka to teen
Sunday Mercury
|June 15, 2025
A SOLIHULL convenience shop could lose its alcohol licence after selling vodka to a 14-year-old who needed medical treatment from paramedics.
Councillors will decide next week whether to revoke the licence of Select Xpress, in Shirley.
A council report said PC Luke Prescott applied to review the licence of the Stratford Road shop on April 29.
In his application the officer said: "On April 14, a 14-year-old female and her 15-year-old friend were able to purchase a bottle of vodka from the premises and no age verification checks were carried out by the member of staff."
This story is from the June 15, 2025 edition of Sunday Mercury.
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