An Aberdeen shopkeeper has been given permission to sell continental beer and vodka to quench the thirst of his Eastern European clientele.
Dilshad Wasta applied for a licence to sell imported alcohol at his Dobry supermarket on the city’s Victoria Road with his bid heard by councillors on the licensing board yesterday.
But the plan received four letters of objection from local residents and businesses.
The letters argued that there were too many shops selling alcohol in the Torry area and that there was littering around the shop.
Solicitor Tony Dawson, representing Mr Wasta, argued to the board that there was a big demand from the shop’s Eastern European clientele for beer and vodkas from their homelands, which would be imported directly by the shop.
He said: “At present, customers can’t buy beer or spirits without leaving the shop and crossing a busy road to go to another.
“My client has experienced significant demand from patrons who wish to buy Polish and Romanian beer and, to a lesser extent, vodka.
“My client wants an equal playing ground with other stores in the local area.”
Councillors on the board unanimously agreed to grant the licence.
Torry Eastern European supermarket given permission to sell booze
