City centre corner shop closed after illegal activity uncovered

A city centre corner shop has been closed after illegal activity was uncovered.
The Tyksie shop has been shut down for three months after flouting the Licensing Act.The Tyksie shop has been shut down for three months after flouting the Licensing Act.
The Tyksie shop has been shut down for three months after flouting the Licensing Act.

The Tyksie shop on Kirkgate, in Wakefield city centre, was shut down for three months after several police operations uncovered breaches of the Licensing Act.

West Yorkshire Police said these breaches contributed to anti-social behaviour in the city.

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They also uncovered the sale of counterfeit and illegal cigarettes.

Tyksie was given a three month closure order under the Anti Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 on Friday, February 22 at Bradford Magistrates court.

PS Mark Thorgold from Wakefield District Licencing team said: "We have tried to work with the premises over the last couple of years but it has repeatedly been caught in criminal activity.

"We had no other option other than to issue the closure notice and pursue the closure order at court.

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‘This closure order should send a positive message to all shopkeepers across Wakefield District, we take this issue seriously and we will target those who continue to flout the law."

Cllr Maureen Cummings, Cabinet Member for Environment, Communities and Poverty at Wakefield Council, said: "We have been working very closely with partners to help tackle illegal sales of tobacco.

"This closure order sends out a very clear message that illegal activity of any kind in our district will never be tolerated."