Overview
- Waitrose has applied to vary licences to allow 24-hour off-sales of alcohol at stores in Bournemouth, Christchurch, Chesham and Caversham.
- The Bournemouth Echo reports that the Bournemouth and Christchurch bids are open for comments with the BCP Council licensing team.
- Bucks Free Press says the Chesham filing keeps on-premises alcohol hours at 7am to 11pm and requires ID checks for under-18s and staff-only alcohol in the dining room.
- The Reading Chronicle reports a live consultation on the Caversham store’s request to sell alcohol around the clock to Reading Borough Council.
- In UK licensing, off-sales cover alcohol taken away or delivered to customers, and councils rule on applications after weighing public representations.