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An alcohol-free town has won a battle to stay dry and stopped a supermarket opening an off-licence.

Bournville has had no pubs or bottle shops since chocolate tycoon George Cadbury founded it 100 years ago.

But its Tesco Express applied to sell alcohol for three hours a day, reports The Sun.

Residents handed licensing chiefs a 1,000-signature petition - and the council turned the off-licence down.

Local Sam Stephenson, 26, said: "This is a great victory. It's good to know people can stand up to huge companies who think they can just waltz in and change the rules."

Tesco said the branch will be its only booze-free shop in the UK.

Quaker Cadbury built Bournville near Birmingham for factory workers.