Wests' shop in Bay View Rd. The 141-year-old Bay View Rd business Wests has applied for an alcohol licence almost a year after it was denied by the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority (ARLA). This time Wests (NZ) Ltd's director Alf Loretan says he is willing to build walls to separate his shop and the liquor store, if necessaryThe authority made its ruling after a two-and-a-half-year fight. In his application, Mr Loretan said Wests had always tried to act responsibly within the law, and to serve the local community. Dunedin City Council liquor licensing co-ordinator Kevin Mechen said those who wanted to make submissions on the application had until September 29 to do so.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 11, 2017 17:03 UTC