A TRADER has been given the go ahead to sell alcohol at Lewes Bonfire, despite objections from Sussex Police.
Lewes District Council licensing panel considered a Temporary Event Notice (TEN) seeking to sell alcohol from a streetside stall near the junction of Landport Road and Stansfield Road during the November 5 celebrations.
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Police objected, saying it could have an impact on public safety during the event, due to the potential for alcohol to fuel disorder.
Sergeant Denham Vokins, of the Lewes neighbourhood policing team, listed alcohol-related incidents connected to previous bonfire celebrations in Lewes. He also told councillors about an incident at the Nevill Bonfire Society celebrations last Saturday when a group of youths let off a rocket which narrowly avoided two police officers.
But Susan Lindsey, for applicant Roger Thorpe, said he had run the stall at eight previous Bonfire Nights in Lewes, with no problems.
The licensing panel agreed the stall could operate.
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