Bacup shop closed over illegal tobacco and vape sales
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 12:14 · Archive
Bacup Mini Market has been ordered to close for three months after failed inspections and test purchases revealed illegal tobacco and vape sales.
Bacup Mini Market on Union Street has been ordered to close for three months following investigations by Lancashire Police and Trading Standards. The closure order was granted at Burnley Magistrates' Court on October 14 after a series of failed inspections and test purchases found the shop selling illegal tobacco and illicit vape products. The closure comes after months of work by local neighbourhood policing teams and Trading Standards officers.
Under UK law, initial premises closure orders are capped at three months. The shop must remain closed until January 14, 2027. Anyone entering the premises before then without reasonable excuse could be committing a criminal offence and may face a fine or imprisonment.
Tony Norman, Civil Orders Officer for the East, said the police would continue to target shops selling illegal tobacco and illicit vapes. He stated that the closure order should remind the public that concerns are listened to and criminal behaviour on high streets will not be tolerated. Any further failed inspections or test purchases will be dealt with robustly. The action was undertaken as part of Lancashire Constabulary's Operation Centurion, a county-wide crackdown on anti-social behaviour and criminality.
How it is being reported
- Rossendale shop closed for three months after illegal tobacco and vape sales foundA Bacup shop has been ordered to close for three months following investigations into the sale of illegal tobacco and illicit vape productsLancashire Telegraph · 17 Oct, 11:22
- Bacup shop forced to close over sale of illegal tobacco and vapesBacup Mini Market won't be allowed to reopen until January 2027LancsLive · 16 Oct, 13:55
In this story: Bacup Mini Market · Lancashire Police · Trading Standards · Burnley Magistrates' Court · Bacup · Tony Norman
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