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The Sub-Committee reviewed the premises licence for Village Stores Nelson, 57 High Street, Nelson, after an 11-year-old boy bought alcohol there in June 2025. It decided to add licence conditions, require staff to receive external training, and suspend the licence for two calendar months. It decided not to revoke the licence.
The Pensions Compensation Committee's published minutes record no substantive decisions. They show apologies, no declarations of interest, and a decision to exclude the public from the rest of the meeting because exempt information would be discussed.
The sub-committee considered an application to change a premises licence under the Licensing Act 2003, the law that covers alcohol and entertainment licences. The minute records that objections were withdrawn, so the variation would be approved, subject to conditions proposed by Responsible Authorities, the public bodies that can comment on licence applications.
The Taxi and General Sub Committee met on 23 July 2026. No apologies or declarations of interest were recorded. Members agreed that the public should leave for the rest of the meeting, because the business involved exempt information (information the law allows the council to keep private).
The meeting dealt with routine business only: no apologies were received and no declarations of interest were made. Members then agreed to exclude the public from the rest of the meeting, because the business that followed involves exempt information, meaning information the law allows councils to keep private. The published minute gives no detail of what was discussed after that point.
A council licensing sub-committee, a small group of councillors, heard an application to change the premises licence for a garage in Rhymney. The operator, Atlas UK Group Limited, asked for 24-hour alcohol sales and hot food and drink late at night. The Sub-Committee approved the change to the premises plan but refused both requests for longer hours.
The minute records apologies from three councillors, three of whom had substitutes attending in their place, and that no councillor declared an interest. The committee agreed unanimously to exclude the public from the rest of the meeting because the business involved exempt information, which the law lets councils keep private.
The Taxi and General Committee considered two proposals to raise the maximum metered fares charged by Hackney Carriages (taxis that can be hailed in the street) in Caerphilly. It agreed to recommend that Cabinet approve proposal A, and to advertise the proposals for a 14-day public consultation.
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