New businesses are springing up across Middlesbrough bringing new late-night venues, food outlets and even a huge discount store to the town.

To set up shop, some will need to apply for a premises licence with the council if they want to serve booze, provide entertainment or sell food and drinks late at night.

Currently, there are five applications that are lodged with the council, and open for comments, for new premises licences.

If the licences are awarded the firms could join a whole raft of new ventures in the town.

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Including the new leisure venues around Captain Cook Square, trendy container scheme STACK and global eaterie BLOOM near Exchange Square and the new shops that have opened in recent months in the Cleveland Centre.

We have compiled a list of the current applications for new licences below:

Home Bargains
The discount chain wants to open a new store at the Gateway Retail Park in Middlehaven.

It has applied for a licence for permission to serve booze 24 hours a day.

It will not be the only discount store at the retail park as B&M and Iceland’s Food Warehouse would be its neighbours.

As part of the application, the store states that it will operate a Challenge 25 scheme, keep a refusals log and ensure the till has prompts for staff to ask customers their age.

In Middlesbrough, other Home Bargains stores can be found at the Hill Street shopping centre and at the Parkway Centre in Coulby Newham.

Kader Football Club

The football club has lodged an application to hold its annual club presentation day on the playing fields. The event will take place between 11am and 6pm.

The club wants permission to serve alcohol and play music. Prior to the event, a leaflet will be delivered to local residents whose properties back onto the site – this will provide contact details for the organiser so any complaints can be addressed.

Car parking will be available on-site and at Outwood Academy Acklam to minimise the disturbance to people who live in the area.

Northern Shakers

The business, founded by Charlie Templeman and Ben Bedlington, started out in 2017 as a mobile cocktail bar and events business, whipping up drinks for various occasions including private parties, corporate events and weddings.

In 2020, in the wake of the covid pandemic, the business started to offer pre-mixed cocktails for customers to buy.

The licensing application lodged with the council is seeking permission to set up a unit to produce pre-made cocktails – these will be delivered to customers and sold to shops.

The premises at Collingwood Court at the Riverside Park Industrial Estate will not be open to the public.

48 Albert Road

A late-night chicken shop could be coming to the centre of town if this new Albert Road venture is approved. The new food outlet would serve up freshly fried and grilled chicken, as well as speciality salads.

The application states: “This is an alternative to what is currently offered around that area and will be competitively prices, giving great deals to local offices, students from college and the general public in the area.”

The building was previously used as an office but is now standing empty. The owners want to open from midday until 3:30am.

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52 Albert Road

A new cafe and non-alcoholic bar is also being lined up for Albert Road. The planned opening times are from midday until 3:30pm. It will serve hot drinks, desserts and signature non-alcoholic mocktails.

It is described as a “place for family and friends to meet that has a more modern approach to a public house.” Light snacks and hot food could also be on the menu.