Another Tesco booze ban

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Another Tesco booze ban
Supermarket banned from selling alcohol for four weeks after staff were caught selling to children.

A supermarket has been banned from selling alcohol for four weeks after staff were caught selling to children.

The Tesco Express store in Downland Drive, Crawley, agreed to the 28 day ban after it was caught selling drink to children three times in three weeks.

They would have realised they could not win the case - three times in as many weeks is about as bad as it gets​Jean Irving, licensing and public safety manager for Sussex Police.

The case was due to be heard at Horsham Magistrates Court yesterday, but Tesco withdrew its appeal against the ban imposed by Crawley Borough Council.

Jean Irving, licensing and public safety manager for Sussex Police, told the Argus newspaper: "This is a good result for us, and a surprise given Tesco's previous stance on the issue.

"They would have realised they could not win the case - three times in as many weeks is about as bad as it gets. People want retailers to behave responsibly. Alcohol is a drug and needs to be taken seriously."

Last week another Tesco Express store in the town was fined £10,000 for selling drink for more than two months without a DPS.

In court it was revealed a Tesco Express store makes an average of £4,000 a week on alcohol sales.

A spokesman for Tesco told the paper: "We take the sale of alcohol to underage people extremely seriously and continue to dedicate substantial resources to supporting our staff in tackling underage sales."

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