A convenience store hoping to get a licence to sell alcohol in Backwell, accidentally told the council it wanted a licence for a store in Bakewell — a town 132 miles away.
Bakewell in Derbyshire is a charming Peak District market town known for its eponymous Bakewell Tart. While it is well worth a visit, it would be a long trip for anyone in Backwell, North Somerset who was hoping to pop to the shop for a can of cider.
But when a village convenience store applied to North Somerset Council for an alcohol licence, it gave its address as “2 Farleigh Road, Bakewell” not “Backwell.” It was allowed to correct the address, but the name of the store the licence was applied for officially remains “Bakewell Family Shopper.”
The shop has applied to the council for a licence to be open and sell alcohol for consumption off the premises from 5am until midnight. Nine objections from locals and the parish council have been submitted to the council, warning that there were already many places to buy alcohol in the village and claiming it could cause anti-social behaviour. Two objectors pointed out the applicant had got the name of the village wrong.
The application will go for a licensing hearing before North Somerset Council’s licensing subcommittee at 2.30pm on May 6 in the Kenn Room in Weston-super-Mare Town Hall.
