Pebsham store fined

A staff member has received a fixed 80 fine.

Four licensed stores across Rother were caught out in a joint test-purchase operation mounted by East Sussex trading standards officers in conjunction with Sussex Police last Thursday evening.

The volunteer was sent into stores in Bexhill, Rye, Camber and Winchelsea Beach to buy alcohol in an under-cover test to see if they checked her age.

Inspector Martin Mann at Bexhill said the JJ Premier store in Bexhill had failed the test.

Staff at the Londis store at Camber, Budgens at Rye and the Co-operative store at Winchelsea Beach were also given fixed penalty fines.