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Landlords Told They're on Notice After Vape Shop Crackdown
Court found thousands of illegal tobacco products, counterfeit cigarettes, and unlawful electrical items during multiple inspections at the West Kirby Vape Shop, leading to a three-month closure.
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Town’s First Vape Store Closed Down Within Months After Becoming Hub for ‘Crime and Antisocial Behavior.’
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The first vape store in West Kirby, England, was shut down due to “criminality and antisocial behaviour.”WHO WAS INVOLVED: Wirral Council, The West Kirby Vape Shop, and its director, Khalid Qader.WHEN & WHERE: The store was closed in March 2026; it was located in West Kirby, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.IMPACT: The closure order underscores the link between vape stores and criminal activity, dangerous goods, a…
Landlords 'on notice' after seaside town's first vape shop shut down
LANDLORDS and letting agents in a Wirral seaside town have been told they “are on notice” after the area’s first vape shop was shut down. West Kirby Vape Shop was closed on March 19 for three months after a court order.
·Merseyside, United Kingdom
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