A Tolworth newsagent has lost his licence to sell alcohol for three weeks after being caught selling alcopops to a child.
Dinesh Jadav, who runs George’s Post Office in Red Lion Road, was snared by Trading Standards last September when he sold a 16-year-old test purchaser a Smirnoff mixed drink.
It emerged his record of refusals to sell alcohol had last been updated in July 2011 – by a Trading Standards officer.
Residents wrote to Kingston Council in support of Mr Jadav, with one describing him as “a valued cornerstone of the community” and “irreplaceable”.
Another, a resident of over 60 years, said they had had no need to complain about the shop.
The council’s licensing sub-committee ruled Mr Jadav must enforce Challenge 25 – asking everyone who looks under 25 for ID – and maintain an up-to-date register of refusals.
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