Daily Needs Market, Berry Lane, Longridge ordered to close

Daily Needs Market on Berry Lane has been ordered to shut for at least three months after police seized counterfeit goods.

Officers and colleagues from Trading Standards seized thousands of pounds worth of illicit and counterfeit tobacco, cigarettes, vapes and toys from the shop.

The shop also failed test purchases and age-restricted products had been sold to under 18s.

Lancashire Police’s civil orders team applied for the closure order, which was granted at Blackburn Magistrates Court on July 1.

Sgt Duncan Hall, neighbourhood policing sergeant for Ribble Valley, said: "This closure order will prevent criminal activity taking place and protect children and the local community from unsafe and unlawfully sold products.

"It will reduce the risk of anti-social behaviour which this type of business can attract.

"The order will be in place for a minimum of three months."

Operation Centurion is a county-wide crackdown on anti-social behaviour, led by Lancashire Constabulary and backed by the police and crime commissioner Clive Grunshaw.