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Weston indoor market closed by courts for underage vape sales

Mini Mall on Oxford Street has been forcibly closed due to persistent illegal trading. - Credit: NSC An indoor market in Weston has been closed by the courts for persistent illegal trading. North Somerset Magistrates Court issued a three-month closure order to Mini Mall, in Oxford Street, on Monday (March 7) following reports of underage vape sales. The closure was part of a multi-agency operation and means the premises will not trade until at least this summer. In January, police also found offensive weapons and a quantity of cannabis on site, which led to the arrests of a woman and two men. Trading standards first entered the Mini Mall in September 2020 after complaints the shop was sellin... [Read more]

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