Opposition to new Hove booze delivery scheme (From The Argus)
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Opposition to new Hove booze delivery scheme
2:28pm Monday 20th August 2012 in News By Ben Parsons
Police and neighbours want to stop a new pizza restaurant delivering alcohol with its orders.
Blackheath Hotels is refurbishing a café at the corner of Brunswick Street West and Western Road in Hove as a Gourmet Pizza Kitchen.
But its application to Brighton and Hove City Council for a licence to sell drink both with meals served on the premises and deliveries is being opposed.
The company’s application says: “There will be no off sales of alcohol direct to the public from the premises itself.”
The site is in the city’s cumulative impact zone, where tight regulations are in place to stop sales of drink adding to crime and disorder.
The council has received letters of opposition from East Brunswick Residents’ Association, the Lansdowne Area Residents’ Association, The Friends of Palmeira and Adelaide Residents Association and Green ward councillor Ollie Sykes .
Sussex Police said the force did not object to serving drinks with sit-down meals but it opposed deliveries.
The council’s licensing panel is due to consider the application on Thursday.
Comments(11)
Dirk Von Roden
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3:21pm Mon 20 Aug 12
E for Idiot
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3:31pm Mon 20 Aug 12
Spanners
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3:54pm Mon 20 Aug 12
I suggest that the person who cant be @rsed to get off their sofa even to make some food in the kitchen is unlikey to be causing mayhem on our street an hour later
if only these rich upper middle class NIMBYs would put their time and effort in something worthwhile. Or just go and have a quiet pizza and a pint. And STFU for a change - people are trying to make a legitimate living here
Roundbill
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4:41pm Mon 20 Aug 12
caeos
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5:07pm Mon 20 Aug 12
and most of these pizza delivery shops use private unbranded cars without correct insurance so perhas its time for a sting?
mmm- reminds me of that dinners2go service that thought they could drive down bus lanes in foreign plated cars
qm
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9:49pm Mon 20 Aug 12
Roundbill wrote:va va vroooooom!!!! :))
Well, THAT escalated quickly.
Pebbles
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3:42am Tue 21 Aug 12
As long as the delivery of alcohol is handed over to an adult, with proof of id if necessary, then what is the big deal?
Getaroundin
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6:46am Tue 21 Aug 12
Pebbles wrote:If you are struggling to see the problem then maybe consider how this type of service could have been used by occupy squatters to further enhance their glamping experience, leading to increased squatting duration. I think the service, if launched, should only be provided to council tax paying an non-benefit claiming households.
Totally fail to see what the problem is??
As long as the delivery of alcohol is handed over to an adult, with proof of id if necessary, then what is the big deal?
Dealing with idiots
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8:04am Tue 21 Aug 12
martha5
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7:27pm Wed 22 Aug 12
If launched it would be a fantastic addition to this business. I can't see the problem. New business's need all the support they can get. If someone wants a beer or a bottle of wine with there pizza, let Gourmet Pizza provide it. As the customer will only go to there local supermarket and lets face it, these places are forcing small business's out of business everyday.
E for Idiot says...
3:12pm Mon 20 Aug 12
So now you can drink while you're out but not in your own home??