Newport store faces premises licence review
A Newport shop where the director was handed a court bill of nearly £5,000 after a sales assistant sold a vape to a 15-year-old during an undercover operation is now having its premises licence reviewed.
A public consultation period has now ended after an unnamed ‘responsible authority’ made an application to Telford & Wrekin Council to review the premises licence of Newport Premier, at 99A High Street, Newport.
The notice of the review remained on the Telford & Wrekin Council website on Wednesday (April 30).
Premises licences are needed if businesses intend to sell alcohol or provide ‘licensable activities’.
A spokesperson for the shop declined to comment.
A spokesperson for Telford & Wrekin Council said: “The Telford & Wrekin Council trading standards team, acting as the Responsible Authority, has submitted an application to review the premises license of Newport Premier Ltd, relating to the sale of age-restricted products to children.
“The business has previously faced successful prosecution for selling an age-restricted product to a child.
“The Licensing Committee will now consider the review application in accordance with the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003 and the relevant Government-published guidance.”
In a press release in March 2025 the council reported that Newport Premier Ltd was taken to Telford Magistrates Court and the company’s director, Mr Ivor Paris, pleaded guilty on behalf of the business.
The court handed the maximum penalty of a £2,500 fine, reduced to £1,666 for an early guilty plea, alongside a £660 victim surcharge and £2,266.56 investigation costs. In total, the business was ordered to pay £4,598.56.
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