
The "Bamboo Joint", which is in the borough of Waltham Forest, East London has been forced to close because it is too close to a school. This isn't a bar, this isn't a strip club or a crack den, this is a newly opened caribbean takeaway.
The Bamboo Joint is 400 metres from two schools.
the new legislation, which came in last year is designed to prevent fast food outlets (kebab shops, takeaways and other hot food outlets) from opening or trading near schools.
What utter bullshit. Obviously police and the council are too busy dealing with takeaways to bother with real crime...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8008115.stm
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1172094/Police-close-Caribbean-takeaway-opening-close-schools.html