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One Lancashire store caught out in underage test purchasing but others praised

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Preston’s Neighbourhood Policing team and Lancashire County Council Trading Standards recently conducted an alcohol and vape test purchasing operation across Preston and South Ribble. Eleven premises were tested based on information received from the public around underage sales of alcohol and vapes. However, according to…

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