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A lap dancing club which has operated in Altrincham town centre for the last 24 years has been shut down with immediate effect.
Trafford council’s public protection sub-committee refused an application by the owner of Totties - Jonathan Dodd - for the renewal of its Sex Entertainment Licence. Mr Dodd was told by the chair of the sub-committee Coun David Jarman that the club on The Causeway where women dance topless was ‘no longer appropriate’.
He said: “We believe Altrincham is a regenerating area. It has changed with further residential properties and businesses being built into a more family and business-friendly environment. We feel that it’s no longer an appropriate area for this type of establishment.”
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Coun Jarman said there was also concern about the lack of disabled access on the premises.
“Therefore, we are not going to allow the renewal [of the licence] with immediate effect,” he added. “You can take legal advice on how you move forward, but that is the decision of the sub-committee.”
Mr Dodd had told the hearing that Totties had been in business since 2000, and took ownership of the club three years ago following the death of his father. He said Totties employed five full-time staff and more than 30 part-time dancers ‘making additional income’.
“The women are more than qualified to make their own decisions as to what they do with their bodies,” he added. Mr Dodd went on to say the club had continued to operate since 2000, with only interruption forced by the pandemic.
“We operate as a topless only bar,” he said. “A lot of [similar] establishments in Manchester have fully nude women [dancing].”
However, Mr Dodd admitted there was an
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