Concerns have been raised by police over plans from a Derbyshire off-licence to buy cheaper alcohol from the Birmingham area in order to make a profit. Documents published by Erewash Borough Council ahead of a licensing hearing next week detail an alcohol licence application for Ilkeston Store in Bath Street, Ilkeston .

The application, from Balvinder Singh, the shop’s owner, comes five months after a previous application, from employee Gagandeep Singh, was rejected by borough councillors due to numerous illegal sales, licensing breaches and “criminality” . Derbyshire Police, in a statement written by PC Jacob Callow , said that Balvinder Singh had advised the force that the new application was for a “completely new business” unaffiliated with the previous application and Gagand

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