Regulator calls for Worthing shop’s alcohol licence to be revoked after failed test sale

Monday, 28 March 2022 15:49

By Jessica Hubbard - Local Democracy Reporter

The shop at 123 Clifton Road, sold restricted goods to an under-age volunteer enlisted by West Sussex Trading Standards, image from Google Streetview

West Sussex Trading Standards is calling for a Worthing shop’s alcohol licence to be revoked after it failed a test sale.

Trading Standards is calling on Worthing Borough Council to revoke the alcohol licence held by Om Food & Wine, at 123 Clifton Road. This comes after a volunteer under 18 was able to buy an age restricted product, such as alcohol, tobacco or e cigarettes, from the store.

Currently, Om Food & Wine can sell alcohol between 8am and 11pm Monday to Saturday and between 10am and 11pm on Sundays. But West Sussex Trading Standards wants this permission to be revoked due to the failed test sale and the fact that it had issued the store with advice on under-age sales before it took place.

The regulator says the shop has ‘undermined’ key licensing objectives including the ‘prevention of crime and disorder’ and ‘the protection of children from harm’.

Worthing Borough Council will now review the store’s alcohol licence and its licensing committee is expected to make a decision at a hearing in May.

If you believe a shop is selling alcohol, tobacco or e cigarettes to under 18s, you can report it online to West Sussex Trading Standards.

More from Sussex News

LIVE: Local Election 2024: Results

All the information you need to know as the Local Election and Police and Crime Commissioner results come in for the South Coast.
VIDEO: Aerial footage shows full extent of mass ‘rave’

Anyone planning to attend or organise an unlicensed music event this summer can expect to face the full force of the law.
UPDATE: Lightning strikes across the South Coast

West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service have had a busy night dealing with lightning strikes
Four men taking on World’s Toughest Row benefit from university sports expertise

The rowing team from Lessons from a Boat visited the University of Chichester’s Sport Performance and Rehabilitation Unit (SPRU) recently to gain valuable insights into their physiological profiling ahead of their grueling race across the Atlantic.
Local Elections: Voting begins across the South Coast

The polls have opened across the South Coast for the local elections.
CCTV images released following theft of gold chain in Havant

Police in Havant are seeking the whereabouts of a man who contacted an online seller on Middle Park Way to purchase an expensive gold chain.
Man handed criminal behaviour order for shoplifting in West Sussex

A shoplifter has been handed a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) for his prolific offending in Crawley.
Witness appeal following suspicious incidents in Arundel

Police are appealing for information following a series of linked incidents in Arundel.
Billingshurst train track reopened after major incident

A railway line in Billingshurst blocked after a train struck part of a level crossing has reopened.
MP for East Worthing and Shoreham will continue fighting for human rights

The Conservative MP for East Worthing and Shoreham says he will continue to use his platform to raise awareness of human rights, despite being deported from Djibouti.