Festive drink ban criticised
Shopkeepers hit out at police after they were banned from serving their customers a glass of mulled wine.
Traders in Anstruther, Fife, were told they must apply for an alcohol licence if they wanted to continue to offer locals the festive treat.
Officers visited a number of shops after the drink was handed out at the town’s traditional late-night shopping event earlier this month.
Drinking and carrying open containers of alcohol is banned in public places.
Fife Constabulary said it would send out the wrong message if shop owners were allowed to continue to serve mulled wine.
Martin Dibley, secretary of the Royal Burgh of Kilrenny, Anstruther and District Community Council, said: "All we were trying to do was to thank our regular customers for shopping locally throughout the year.
"To me it’s a bit heavy-handed that police are taking this action. We’re not handing out bottles of alcohol."
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