Shop banned from selling alcohol after fears of ‘illegal activity'

FEARS that “illegal activity may continue into the future” have led to councillors refusing permission for a town centre off-licence to sell alcohol.

- By EDDIE BISKNELL Local democracy reporter

At an Erewash Borough Council meeting on Thursday, councillors refused permission for Gagandeep Singh to sell alcohol from the Ilkeston Store off-licence at 15 Bath Street, Ilkeston. This follows the council's licensing manager, Carolyn Singleton, finding the shop selling alcohol without a premises licence in Apriln and Derbyshire Police and Derbyshire County Council's trading standards teams raising concerns over “further criminality”

Continuing, with the store owner having been caught selling a vape to an underage child during a test purchase operation.