Nelson convenience store ordered to close for three months
Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 9 Nov, 12:30 · Archive
A Nelson convenience store has been ordered to close for three months after selling illicit cigarettes, vapes and tobacco to children.
A convenience store in Nelson has been ordered to close for three months after investigations by Lancashire Police and Trading Standards found it selling illicit cigarettes, vapes and tobacco to children.
The shop, 2 Four 7 Convenience on Barkerhouse Road, failed multiple inspections and a test purchase in which staff sold a vape to a young person. Officers seized illicit products during their operations. The store had also been the subject of complaints about antisocial behaviour and noise nuisance.
The three-month closure order was granted at Preston Magistrates Court on 4 November 2024, following a hearing. It runs until 4 February 2027. Under UK law, initial premises closure orders are capped at three months. Anyone entering the store before the order concludes without reasonable excuse will be committing a criminal offence and can face a fine and imprisonment.
Sergeant Carl McCoy of the Pendle Prosper Partnership Team said: "Trading of this nature is not, and never will be, tolerated in Pendle and we will continue to work with our partners including Trading Standards, HMRC, and Pendle Borough Council, to take firm action on those businesses that sell illicit tobacco and cigarettes." He urged residents to report concerns to police or Trading Standards.
Councillor Joshua Roberts, cabinet member for Rural Affairs, Environment and Communities at Lancashire County Council, described the seizure of illicit goods as evidence of why the enforcement work is important.
How it is being reported
- Nelson shop ordered to close for three months after selling illicit cigarettes and vapes to childrenThe shop on Barkerhouse Road in Nelson, has been ordered to close for three months after a police investigationChorley Guardian · 9 Nov, 12:21
- Nelson corner shop ordered to close after staff sold vapes to childrenThe order will last for three monthsLancsLive · 9 Nov, 12:13
- Nelson convenience store ordered to close for three months over illicit goodsThree-month closure order for Nelson convenience store after illegal salesBurnley Express · 9 Nov, 11:56
In this story: 2 Four 7 Convenience · Lancashire Police · Trading Standards · Nelson · Preston Magistrates Court
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