Alcohol delivery on the cards as Domino's applies for licence

The plans have been slammed by Newbury town councillors with its Conservative group leader Tony Stretton (Clay Hill) likening the scheme to “delivering alcohol on a platter” to underage drinkers, at a meeting of its planning and highways committee on Monday night.
The application relates to the pizza giant’s store at 5 The Broadway, Newbury.
Jeff Beck (Con, Clay Hill), said: “We all know the situation you get. An older person will sometimes front a party and the people who are actually consuming the alcohol are under age.
“There’s totally insufficient protection for the young people of the district. This could potentially be very misused.”
A spokeswoman for Domino’s, Sarah McGhie, said that all staff would be trained on the procedures required when selling alcohol, and would be given a script to follow.
“At the point of sale, if the staff member suspects that they are already intoxicated or have concerns over the customer then they [can] refuse to sell alcohol to them,” she said. “By providing all of this information during the order process, we are limiting the exposure of the driver.”
A decision is due to be made at a meeting of West Berkshire Council’s licensing committee on October 15, in its Market Street offices at 2pm.
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