Bearsted News

Licensed under the Licensing Act

1 Yeoman Court Ashford Road Bearsted Kent ME14 4ND

Premises licence 14/01804/LAPRE

In force

Bearsted News holds a premises licence from Maidstone Borough Council, reference 14/01804/LAPRE. It was issued on 11 July 2014. The council's register shows it as in force.

The record

Licence type: Premises Licence
Reference: 14/01804/LAPRE
Status on register: Issued
Issued: 11 July 2014
Venue type: Off-licence or shop
Food hygiene rating: 5 out of 5 (very good), inspected 22 April 2016
Licensing authority: Maidstone Borough Council
Postcode: ME14 4ND
First seen by On Licence: 23 September 2026

Licensable activities

Maidstone Borough Council's register does not list activities for this licence. The full licence, with its conditions and hours, is held by the council.

What the licence permits

Opening hours on the licence: Every day 06:00-23:00
Sale or Supply of Alcohol: Every day 06:00-23:00

Licence conditions (15)

CCTV to be fitted to a standard agreed by the Police that complies with the CCTV code of practice (Latest Edition), produced by the information Commissioners Office, with all public areas covered.
The CCTV system shall be maintained and serviced on a regular basis. Records shall be kept to that effect.
CCTV shall be operational at all times that the premises are trading.
Images will be retained for a period of at least 30 days in an appropriate fashion.
The Police or local authority will be allowed to take a recording of the CCTV images by an appropriate format within 48hrs of the initial request being made by either the Police or Local Authority.
A refusal recording system will be in operation at the premises, all staff involved in the sale of alcohol will be fully trained in the system and it will record the following:
(i) Date & Time of refusal
(ii) Item refused
(iii) Name or description of person refused.
(iv) Reason for refusal
(v) Name of the staff member making the refusal
The refusal system will be available for inspection to any Police Officer, Local Authority Licensing Officers or Trading Standards Officer at any reasonable time.
A Challenge 25 Scheme will be adopted at the premises, all staff involved in the sale or supply of alcohol will be trained in the scheme and such training will be recorded. These records will be available to the Police or other responsible authority upon request.
Signage will be displayed within the premiises showing that the Challenge 25 scheme is in operation
All staff employed in the sale or supply of alcohol will be trained in their responsibilities under the Licensing Act 2003. Such training will be fully recorded.

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

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