Fourth bid for poledancing club
Kenny Angove - Kenny Angove • Published 8 Apr 2008 10:15
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AMBITIOUS plans to open a pole dancing club in Ayr are set to go before council planners for the fourth time.
Businessman Forbes Robertson, 52, wants to offer the adult entertainment at his Millionayr club in River Street.
His plans have already been knocked back by council"s licensing board twice before in July last year and January this year. And the entrepreneur - who owns pubs and elderly care homes across the region - withdrew his application from another meeting because he felt he wouldn"t get a fair hearing.
On one occasion he even tried to tempt councillors with a visit to the lap dancing, a casino and a fish supper.
Mr Robertson wants to stage one off cabaret events with food, casino games and pole and burlesque dancers.
He said: 'Maybe I"ve got something else up my sleeve this time but I"ve got to try again, if this council are happy to have people flying into Prestwick Airport from all over we"ve got to give them something different in the town.
'They"re lucky they"ve got the two championship golf courses to give people things to do. At the end of the day these people are going to come here to spend money.
'I"m trying to offer something a bit different in the town, maybe its not everybody cup of tea but then they don"t need to go.'
Last time board chairman Douglas Campbell told him the application fell short of council guidelines. And the final say will rest with councillors on Thursday April 17.
This article appeared in Ayr Advertiser 08 Apr 08
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