 A
sex shop in Bristol has been given the green light to sell hardcore
films .
Businessman Mark Mullens argued he needed to sell the films and
material aimed at the gay community to save his West Street shop Rudies
from closure.
Bristol City Council's public safety and protection committee gave
the application the thumbs up after more than 20 letters and emails
supporting the application had been sent in by traders and residents in
Old Market. Only two objections were received.
Representing Mullens, Jeremy Woodcraft told councillors the shop had
been in the family since the 1960s and had become a video rental library
in the 1980s, selling adult films on the top shelf when a licence was
not required.
He told the council that Rudies was low profile with a blacked out
window and not open to anyone under 18.
Councillor Jaw Jethwa said: Rudies is quite a well presented shop
from the outside, it's not huge. You can download this [material] quite
freely, that's the area I'm more worried about.
But councillor Chris Davies raised concerns about whether the shop
was suitable for the area, according to a report in the Bristol
Evening Post: There is an emerging community at the rear of your
premises – what impact will that have on children who might go that way
to school?
After a short deliberation behind closed doors, the committee
approved the application.
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Scandals
Adult Shop has taken over from All Things Sexy in
Ellesmere Port, and following a full refurbishment, have just opened this
week.
