- Reading council blocked the return of alcohol sales at M&M Food & Wine after the shop’s manager lost the licence when a failed asylum seeker was found working there illegally.
- Applicant Kulwant Singh Gaba had asked to sell alcohol daily from 07:00–00:00 but has a history of convictions for selling counterfeit alcohol and breaches over tobacco.
- Licensing, Trading Standards, environmental health and Thames Valley Police all objected, and the council’s sub-committee rejected the application.
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