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LA talks of 'pleasant interlude'
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THE West Midlands Licensing Authority, Mr.
John Else, made a grant in a takeover application heard in Birmingham on Tuesday although part of it had not been proved. Mr. Else said he regarded it as a "pleasant" interlude In the sometimes sordid life of an LA.
Mr. K. B. C. Jackman, of Leamington Spa, applied to take over the two B-licence vehicle business of his former employer Mr. S. G. Berry who is retiring and had given the business to him in recognition of more than 30 years' loyal service. Terms of the licence had been general goods within 40 miles but Mr. Jackman asked for new conditions of furniture from and to shops and auction rooms, household removals and personal effects with no radius stipulation. Pickfords and two local hauliers objected.
Giving evidence Mr. Jackman stated that the nature of the business had changed a few years ago and it was now mostly furniture removals. There had been an increasing number of requests from private individuals and dealers to carry to many parts of England. However, antique dealer and cabinet maker witnesses were unable to give any specific evidence of need for a wider radius than 40 miles.
Mr. Else suggested that he would be willing to grant conditions of general goods for 40 miles and two named customers for 80 miles. The objectors agreed to this and also agreed to a third named customer being added.
Mr. Else said: "This gives a happy ending to a pleasant interlude. The objectors have been most generous in agreeing to something which has not been proved."