Newspaper salesman in plea to Tribune after claiming police told him to move

Fri, Sep 17th 2010, 09:17 PM

By ALISON LOWE

Tribune Staff Reporter

alowe@tribunemedia.net

A VETERAN newspaper salesman has pleaded to be able to keep selling papers in his traditional location after claiming to have been told by police that he has to move.

However, a senior police officer said he is not aware of any such directive being given to the newspaper man - and told the paperman to get in touch with him.

In his appeal to The Tribune, the salesman, who traditionally touted his wares to passing motorists at the junction of Eastern Road and Johnson Road, and goes only by the name "Mr Major", said: "This is the first time that an officer has told me I have to move from this spot. What do they want ...

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