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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
David Humphreys

Youth charity slam 'inappropriate' plans for sex shop to open next door

An application has been made for a new sex shop to operate in Liverpool city centre next to a charity that supports children and young people.

Documents made public by Liverpool Council have revealed that a proposal for a sex shop licence has been put forward to the local authority to operate at 69A Hanover Street, in the Bling building, by MF Trading Limited. The Prescot -based firm, whose sole director is named as Ben Hughes, is seeking a licence to operate seven days a week, from 9am to 10pm Monday to Saturday and 10am to 6pm on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

In a statement alongside the application, Mr Hughes said: “I thought it important to add that the premises we are applying for is in the basement of the building known as 69 Hanover Street. The location itself (69A Hanover Street) is discreet and not visible at the street level.

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