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Sainsbury's will find out later if it will be allowed to sell alcohol until midnight at its superstore in Newport.
The supermarket chain on Foxes Road can currently sell alcohol between 8am and 11pm Monday to Saturday and from 10am till 10pm on Sundays, even though the store is only open from 10am till 4pm on Sundays.
The store's undergoing a massive expansion and the company wants to extend its licence so it can sell booze from 6am until midnight 7 days a week.
Police have raised concerns about the number of thefts of alcohol from the store and asked that CCTV cameras be installed wherever alcohol is on display.
Officers highlighted nine cases of alcohol theft at the store in the last year including trolley dashes where a significant amount of goods were stolen.
Newport Parish Council has also raised concerns that the new hours could pave the way for 24hr alcohol sales and that later alcohol sales would heighten existing problems of drunken behaviour and disorder in the area.
Council bosses are due to make a decision today (12th January).
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