‘Red herrings’, fraudulent signature claims and a feud over the running of a newsagents have led councillors to strip it of its licence.
The Premier Hurst Cross Convenience Store in Ashton-under-Lyne has had its alcohol licence revoked following a hearing of the town hall’s liquor licensing panel.
Councillors heard that one related incident involved a phone call where the man claiming ownership of the shop was threatened with' 'a bullet through your head'. READ MORE : Call to scrap hospital parking charges backed as council chief hits out at 'profiteering' of private firms A licence review of the shop on Kings Road was lodged by an officer on behalf of the council’s licensing department, over concerns about crime and disorder.
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