Wirral shop shut down in illegal cigarette enforcement
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 00:43 · Archive
Tranmere Convenience Store in Birkenhead was closed for three months after officers found nearly 10,000 illegal cigarettes and unlicensed alcohol.
Wirral Council has secured a three-month closure order against Tranmere Convenience Store on Borough Road in Birkenhead following the discovery of illegal cigarettes and unlicensed alcohol. The action represents the 26th closure order secured by the council since December 2025.
Officers executing a search warrant at an address linked to the store seized 9,440 illegal cigarettes and 2.95kg of hand-rolling tobacco. Upon serving the closure notice at the shop, they found four bottles of alcohol behind the counter despite the premises holding no alcohol licence. An illegal packet of cigarettes was also discovered, along with pre-packed food lacking required UK labelling. The seized goods had an estimated street value of £3,717 and a potential retail value of £10,679.
Wirral Magistrates' Court imposed the maximum three-month closure order, finding that nuisance and criminality had occurred at the premises. The shop was also failing to display required tobacco age restriction notices and business name notices. Wirral Council's Trading Standards team is now engaging with the landlord regarding the removal of the tenant.
How it is being reported
- Wirral shop shut down after thousands of illegal cigarettes foundTrading Standards is now engaging with the landlord regarding the removal of the tenantLiverpool Echo · 9 Oct, 00:01
- Council bins another 10,000 illegal cigarettes in Wirral shop closure blitzTHE COUNCIL continued its illegal cigarette blitz as yet another Wirral business was raided and shut down - the 26th shop in less than a year.Wirral Globe · 8 Oct, 12:23
In this story: Tranmere Convenience Store · Wirral Council · Birkenhead · Borough Road · Merseyside Police · Wirral Magistrates' Court
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