Magistrates have ordered the closure of a vape shop in Bishop Auckland for "nuisance or disorder" and imposed hefty costs on the store.
The case against Easi-Vape of Newgate Street, in Bishop Auckland was heard at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court on Wednesday (April 17).
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An application for the closure order was brought by Durham County Council.
A hearing at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court was told the application came following the service of a notice on Easi-Vape on Tuesday (April 16) pursuant to section 80 of the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act of 2014.
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Easi-Vape was ordered to pay costs of £1,398 to Durham County Council.
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