Residents forced to put up with drunks urinating and boozing in the street are furious about Spar's latest plans

Neighbours of a shop wanting to sell alcohol until 4am say they are woken up by drunk people in the area which is surrounded by student accommodation.

The Spar in Stretford Road, Hulme, already extended its premises licence last year, allowing it to serve alcohol until 1am during the week and 2am on Fridays and Saturdays. It has now asked Manchester council to extend its hours to 4am every night.

However, residents of the neighbouring Loxford and Aquarius estates say this will only exacerbate existing issues with noise, street drinking and littering. Eric Hoang, who lives in Newcastle Street, told a licensing hearing this week that he has noticed a difference since students have returned to university.

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He said: "Since mid-September, it's common for me to be woken up by people making noise in the street during the week or the weekend. If it's open until 4am, I can only think it's going to get worse."

Speaking on behalf of the Loxford Residents' Group, Karen Welsh, of Knowles Place, said people regularly urinate in the garden directly next door to the Spar. She refuted claims that the extended hours would benefit the community, explaining that residents of her estate do not feel that the Spar is for them.

And she pointed to a sign on the shop advertising its late night booze offer as proof that the purpose of the extended hours is to attract people after alcohol. She said: "We're not shopping for alcohol at that time of night."

Hulme councillor Annette Wright said she receives 'constant complaints' of noise late at night from the residential estates which neighbour the store. Speaking on behalf of Manchester Metropolitan