Lap-dancing club in Leicester is granted a licence

A businessman has been granted a licence to open a lap-dancing club, despite neighbours' objections.Kiran Parmar was yesterday granted the licence under a system introduced three years ago to control the number of sex establishments in Leicester.The system was introduced to ensure the welfare of women working in the clubs and limit the venues' impact on their neighbourhoods.Also, it allows the city council to limit the number of clubs.Currently, its policy is to allow five to operate at... Reported by Leicester Mercury 20 hours ago.