https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/shopowner/Recent content in shopowner on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usFri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tipton-shop-license-revoked-following-920-lottery-ticket-theft/Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tipton-shop-license-revoked-following-920-lottery-ticket-theft/A Tipton shop has had its license revoked after a scandal involving a missing £920 lottery prize. Sandwell Council took the decision to withdraw the license from Best One Store in Market Place, Great Bridge, after its owner, Vincent Shaanmugarajah Thamilnesan, gave inconsistent and conflicting explanations about his involvement in the theft of a winning lottery ticket. The shop became the focus of a West Midlands Police investigation after a staff member was accused of stealing the lottery ticket and failing to award the rightful prize to the customer.https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tipton-shop-licence-decision-postponed-due-to-translator-absence-amid-lottery-reward-investigation/Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tipton-shop-licence-decision-postponed-due-to-translator-absence-amid-lottery-reward-investigation/The fate of the 24-hour Best One Store in Market Place, Great Bridge, Tipton, remains uncertain as a licensing decision has been postponed due to the absence of a translator. The delay comes amid a police investigation into allegations that a staff member stole a winning lottery ticket and underpaid the rightful prize to a customer. West Midlands Police launched an inquiry after the customer received only £30 in winnings but later discovered the prize should have been significantly higher.