'Students don't create noise': East London Subway shop to stay open until 1am every day
A Subway restaurant in Tower Hamlets has been allowed to open until 1am every day of the week after telling the council most of its customers are students who don't make noise. The fast food chain, located at 379 Mile End Road, was applying for a new premise licence so it could stay open for longer. The premises opened four months ago with initial operating hours of 8am to 11pm each day. Tower Hamlets Council's Licensing Sub-Committee considered the application during a meeting last Tuesday (February 4). Asan Abdul Kadir Shahid, who was from the premises, said: "We've been open for nearly four months now and haven't received any complaints regarding the delivery drivers or littering - even during the rush hour which is the lunch hours and the evening hours. We've never had any issues, customers never drop anything outside - we believe our business can operate responsibly and harmlessly within the community." The plans received one objection from ...