Agenda item

A report from the Executive Director (Operations) is attached.

The Executive Director (Corporate Core) submitted a report advising Members on operational issues within the Licensing Service.

The report set out updates in respect of the following issues:

The Licensing Service had dealt with a number of compliance and enforcement matters between the 30^th June and the 13^th July 2025.

Shop fined for stocking alcohol after licence was revoked

A Bury off-licence owner has been fined for stocking alcohol on the shelves after his licence was revoked. Bury Council’s licensing service has successfully prosecuted Mohzam Ali Shah, who ran the Killon Street Off Licence in Price Street, Bury. The shop’s premises licence was revoked in 2024 following a review. Shah appeared before Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court on the 26^th June 2025 and pleaded guilty to displaying alcohol for unauthorised sale and keeping alcohol on the premises for unauthorised sale. The court fined him £200 and ordered him to pay prosecution costs of £1,087.21 and an £80 victim surcharge. The alcohol was also ordered to be forfeited and destroyed.

Immediate revocation of a private hire driver

The Licensing Service had immediately revoked a private hire drivers licence due to his conduct whilst using his private hire vehicle. The conduct related to the following matters:

• Dangerous Driving 

• Failing to stop for Police 

• Possession with the intent to supply class A drugs 

• Possession of class C drugs. 

Licensing Hearing Sub-Committee – New Eagle Coffee Bar

On the 8^th July, an application for a temporary event for the New Eagle Coffee Bar, 65 Windsor Road, Prestwich, M25 0DB between the hours of 20.30 and 03.00 on the 17^th until the 20^th July 2025 was considered by the Council’s Licensing Hearings Sub-Committee following an objection notice from Greater Manchester Police. Members of the Sub-Committee heard the evidence both form the applicant, the applicant’s representative and Greater Manchester Police and decided to issue a counter notice under the Licensing Act 2003.

Licensing Hearing Sub-Committee – Bolton Wyresdale Amateur Football and Sports Club

On the 14^th July, an application for a new premises licence at Bolton Wyresdale Amateur Football and Sports Club, 65 Radcliffe Moor Road, Bolton, BL2 6RF was considered by the Council’s Licensing Hearings Sub-Committee following 13 representations from interested parties. Members of the Sub-Committee heard the evidence both form the applicant, the applicant’s representative and the representors and decided to grant the application as applied for.

Parklife and Oasis

Officers from the Council’s Licensing, Trading Standards and Environmental Health worked in partnership with Greater Manchester Police and other agencies during the two events at Heaton Park. Members would receive an update of the issues identified and action taken at the next meeting.

A Member of the committee asked about progress for the Parklife event review following the number of complaints, including issues with residential parking.

The Assistant Director of Operations Strategy reported a joint debrief on both Parklife and the recent Oasis concerts would be conducted with feedback delivered to a future meeting. He added that confirmation had been received that Parklife would take place again in 2026 and Manchester Council licensed the site with a restriction of 8 events per year.

Delegated decision:

It was agreed that the report be noted.