On Licence

B & M Stores

Licence summary from On Licence, 27 September 2026

Premises
B & M Stores
Address
Derwent Howe Retail Park, Derwent Drive, Workington, CUMBRIA, CA14 3YW
Licence
Premises licence, PL0656
Status
In force (register: Current)
Issued
22 April 2025
Licensing authority
Cumberland Council

What the licence permits

Opening hours on the licence
Every day 08:00-22:00
The sale by retail of alcohol for consumption OFF the premises only
Every day 08:00-22:00
Licence conditions (18)
  1. CCTV shall be provided in the form of a recordable system covering the trading area and cash tills
  2. The CCTV equipment shall be maintained in good working order correctly time and date stamped. Recordings shall be kept in date order, numbered consequentially and kept for a period of 31 days and copies made available to the police or trading standards officers on request.
  3. Selected staff will be trained in the use of the equipment. Any request for copy images will be completed on request when trained staff are on duty or within 24 hours.
  4. The recording equipment and discs/tapes shall be kept in a secure environment under the control of the DPS or other nominated responsible individual.
  5. Appropriate signage relating to the CCTV conditions shall be displayed in conspicuous positions.
  6. B & M will maintain liaison with the neighbourhood police officers regarding any issues relating to the premises.
  7. The area for the display of ‘alcohol for sale’ shall be no more than 10% of the trading area.
  8. Plain clothes security staff shall be employed at the premises as and when deemed necessary by the Licence Holder.
  9. All staff will be trained in ‘Security Awareness’ as part of their induction training.
  10. Staff to be instructed that alcohol may not be sold to any person who is believed to be drunk.
  11. Notices to be displayed inside the premises stating that it is an offence for any person under 18 years of age to purchase alcohol.
  12. Notices to be displayed inside the premises stating that a Challenge 25 policy is in force.
  13. B & M operate a zero tolerance to aggressive and/or violent behaviour towards staff members.
  14. The car park area or area immediately in front of the store shall be inspected on a regular basis and management and staff shall use their best endeavours to prevent B & M customers from loitering in the said areas, persons refusing to move shall be subject of a report to the Police to facilitate safe dispersal.
  15. Staff will be trained on induction (and undergo 3-monthly refresher training (in the form of a short written test)) in respect of the sale of all age restricted goods (including awareness/prevention of proxy sales, signs and symptoms of intoxication, dealing with refusal of sales and any subsequent confrontational behaviour from customers). Training sessions will be documented and records made available to authorised persons from Responsible Authorities and kept on site for a minimum of 2 years.
  16. A Challenge 25 scheme will be operated at the premises. The only form of valid identification being passport, photo driving licence, PASS hologram ID card or Her Majesty’s Forces Warrant Card. Failure to supply such ID will result in no sale or supply of alcohol to that person.
  17. The cash tills used for the sale of alcohol to have the benefit of an electronic “prompt” for operators in respect of age restricted sales.
  18. To compile and maintain a refusal book (which shall be checked and signed by the DPS or Duty Manager on a weekly basis) containing records of instances/persons who have been refused the sale of age restricted items on the basis of their perceived age, such records to be made available to authorised persons from Responsible Authorities.

Licensed hours are the most a premises may open or trade under its licence, not its actual opening times.

Compiled from Cumberland Council's public licensing register. The council's register is the authoritative record. https://onlicence.uk/premises/b-and-m-stores-ca14-deb202a3bf