A SHOP is fighting to keep its licence for a second time in just over a year.

West Yorkshire Police have called for Kirklees Council to consider the premises licence of Jat’s Superstore in Crosland Moor.

It’s alleged Jat’s Superstore has breached an order to prevent crime and disorder.

A report shows Jat’s sold alcohol outside of permitted times and when a premises licence holder was not present.

Shamim Akhtar, the owner and licence holder, said they were worried about what would happen.

She said: “One of my staff sold alcohol before the hours we’re allowed. He knew he’d made a mistake and we admit we made a mistake.

“We are worried about what will happen next week.

“We’ve had two burglaries in the last few weeks; in one of them they had a gun and two guys with knives. It’s been bad after bad.”

Pc Richard Farrand says Jat’s failed test purchasing operations in November in selling alcohol before 11am and selling alcohol without a licence holder being on duty in January.

Pc Farrand, who led the inspection of Jat’s Superstore, has compiled a report for Kirklees Council.

It says that alcohol is allowed to be sold from 11am until 10pm daily but during a test purchasing operation it was sold at 9.10am on November 20 last year.

The report adds that on December 31 application to transfer the licence was submitted to the council from a Talish Mahmood Ahmed, which police have opposed.

Then in January, one day after the latest armed robbery, the shop was subjected to a further test purchasing operation to see if staff would sell alcohol without a licence holder present.

The licence review comes 12 months after Jat’s last faced the Licensing Panel.

Police had seized 2,380 untaxed cigarettes, 24 litres of non-duty paid beer and 88.5 litres of non-duty paid wine from the 24-hour shop.

Further untaxed items were found at the premises licence holder’s address and HMRC estimate that £811.48 of excise was evaded.

At the time the shop’s legal representative, James Coen, told councillors that 50% of the shop’s total sales were from the sale of alcohol and an error of judgement had been made.

In February Kirklees Licensing suspended the licence for three months.

Kirklees Licensing Panel will consider the latest application on Tuesday at 10.45am at Huddersfield Town Hall.