A once-popular dessert bar on Sauchiehall Street has been given an off sales licence despite concerns children would come face to face with alcohol - after owners said it was being changed into a convenience store.
The store is being changed to a shop selling groceries alongside ice-cream and vapes, the licensing board heard on Friday, with the Tubbees sign set to come down.And representatives rejected the idea that selling alcohol alongside sweets and ice creams would present a risk to young people, insisting anyone wanting to buy an age-restricted product would have to present ID.
She said there is concern "about the number of off sales within the city" and pointed out the unhealthy commodities" in the store would be attractive to children and young people. He said the venue had 38 CCTV cameras and the bid "is an application for a facility that is tried and tested and shown not to cause any problems."Board chair Councillor Margaret Morgan, SNP, expressed concern about a spirits being displayed behind the ice cream bar.