Management at a Colne shop have been told to carry out staff and CCTV training, after a Pendle Borough Council licensing meeting heard concerns from trading standards and police officers. Elsewhere, a convenience store in Nelson has had a bid for a 24-hour licence to sell alcohol refused.
Mr Azam and his wife declined to comment to LancsLive this week. Meanwhile the Premier convenience store at Hill Place, Nelson, has been refused permission for a 24-hour alcohol license. A licensing report stated: “A 24-hour licence would cause noise nuisance from cars coming and going, and footfall [visitors] during the night. There was also concern that it could cause youths to congregate around the shop, causing anti-social behaviour outside and in the neighbourhood. There is also concern about issues of confrontation to passers-by, in particular early morning dog-walkers.”