On Licence

Wickham News & Wine

Licence summary from On Licence, 27 September 2026

Premises
Wickham News & Wine
Address
34 Upper Wickham Lane Welling Kent DA16 3HF
Licence
Premises licence, 23/00789/LAPDPS
Status
In force (register: Issued)
Issued
3 April 2023
Licensing authority
London Borough of Bexley
Food hygiene rating
2 out of 5 (improvement necessary)

What the licence permits

Opening hours on the licence
Every day 06:00-22:00
Sale or Supply of Alcohol
Every day 07:00-22:00
Licence conditions (8)
  1. The age verification scheme operated at the premises shall be Challenge
  2. The premises shall operate in accordance with the "Challenge 25" scheme. This means that whilst alcohol may be sold to persons aged 18 years or over, any person who appears under 25 years of age shall be required to provide proof of age using an acceptable form of ID. The only forms of ID that may be accepted in respect of the sale of alcohol shall be a: a) proof of age card bearing the PASS hologram logo; b) passport; c) EU/UK photo driving licence; or d) other form of ID as agreed in writing by the Licensing Authority
  3. Notices advertising that the premises operates a "Challenge 25" scheme shall be displayed in a clear and prominent position at the premises entrance(s)/and inside at the premises bar servery area.
  4. A book, or other form of record, shall be kept in which the date, time and circumstances under which any challenge made in accordance with the "Challenge 25" scheme shall be recorded.
  5. The "challenge book", or other form of record, a version of which must be kept in English, shall be made available for inspection by any police or community support officer or authorised person upon demand.
  6. All staff whose responsibilities include the retail sale of alcohol shall receive training on induction and every two (2) months thereafter a) the prevention of underage sales of alcohol which shall include: i. operation of the "Challenge 25" scheme; ii. types of acceptable ID; iii. method of recording challenges; iv. likely consequence of making an underage sale. b) refusing sales of alcohol to persons who appear to be drunk; c) proxy sales; d) the operation of the CCTV equipment; Such training shall be recorded a version of which must be kept in English and these records shall, on request, be made available to any police or community support officer or authorised person upon demand.
  7. The CCTV system serving the interior & exterior of the premises shall: a) be maintained fully operational and in good working order at all times; b) make and retain clear images that include the points of sale of alcohol and facial images of the purchasers of the alcohol; and c) show an accurate date and time that the images were made.. d) All images shall be retained for a period of not less than 31 days and the original CCTV images, or a copy, shall be provided upon demand to any police officer, community support officer or authorised person. e) The original, or a copy, of CCTV images shall be provided in a format that can be viewed on readily available equipment without the need for specialist software. f) No alcohol shall be sold if the CCTV equipment is inoperative for any reason.
  8. The following alcoholic beverages shall be placed behind a staffed counter: a) beers or ciders over 5.5% a.b.v.; and b) all spirits in bottles less than 70cl.

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

Compiled from London Borough of Bexley's public licensing register. The council's register is the authoritative record. https://onlicence.uk/premises/wickham-news-and-wine-da16-d6b77ffc9d