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Oxford store stripped of licence due to illegal tobacco and ‘very poor’ firework storage

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An Oxford convenience store is set to have its alcohol licence revoked following a review by Oxford City Council’s licensing sub-committee brought about by Oxfordshire County Council’s trading standards team. At a hearing on Monday 27 July, councillors considered the licence held by Baweja Superstore,…

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