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A delicatessen owner has won a battle to sell alcohol from her shop – despite her landlord allegedly threatening to evict her over the plans. Nicky Reader launched East Street Deli in Faversham last year, spotting an opportunity presented by the closures of cheese and meat counters at big supermarkets. She applied to Swale Borough Council for a licence to sell a limited range of alcoholic drinks for consumption off the premises to expand the business’s offering. But her landlord Peter Jenkins fears the plans will attract “undesirables” and be inappropriate due to the “mass phalanx” of youngste…

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