A BAR owner has caused outrage by bringing- lap dancing to a well-heeled Cheshire town.

One opponent said: "I hope they go bust."

Pete Tapper is opening ST Lounge next month on Wilmslow's main shopping street.

It has a licence to open until the early hours and will feature 'high-class' striptease, according to the club boss.

Mr Tapper promises to attract an 'upmarket' and well-behaved clientele to the Grove Street bar - but says he is not surprised his plans face opposition. Mr Tapper, who runs another lap dancing club in Stoke-on-Trent called ST1, said: "I know this will generate a lot of interest, both positive and negative. But people have nothing to fear.

"It will be of interest to customers but also to what I call the 'blue rinse brigade' and I imagine I will come up against some opposition in Wilmslow.

"It will be a full-time lap dancing club but will not cause disruption in the area."

Mr Tapper claimed that lap dancing is not seedy and that his club will be a 'glamorous' venue in a town that is a favourite haunt of Premier League footballers and WAGS.

Glamorous

He added: "The perception is a lot worse than the reality. We will attract the higher end of the market, a more mature customer, with a glamorous image. It will be a gentlemen's club and champagne bar.

"We are professional, with a lot of experience and are very strict for the girls' protection and for the surrounding area. The customers are very discreet."

But opponents of the bar say it is 'inappropriate' and seedy.

Coun Frank Keegan said: "It is quite appalling to have this in the centre of Wilmslow, which is a family town. It is totally inappropriate.

"The proprietors say it will cater for a more mature customer - by that I take it they mean dirty old men.

"Maybe there will be a run on macs in the local shops.

"Hopefully, it will go bust, it won't attract customers and will wither on the vine."