This month sees nominations for the 6th annual ” Miss Shoreditch “

This month sees nominations for the 6th annual " Miss Shoreditch " competition to find the most popular girl currently working on the East End strip pub circuit. Last year´s winner was well known model Katherine Shannon who has worked at Browns and the White Horse during the year and is expected to be amongst the front runners once again. &nbs...

Another new Europe wide competition Miss Stripper based in Spain

Another new Europe wide competition " Miss Stripper” based in Spain where the winners can pocket cash prizes of up 27,000 Eu has been announced and people to run the franchise in the UK are being sought . The web site is www.miss-stripper.com contact via [email protected] . This one does feature nudity and originates at the ...

report claiming that 66 legal lapdancing clubs in London were offering sex

Following on from last month´s Julie Bindel/Glasgow council nonsense a group called the Poppy Project has come up with a report claiming that 66 legal lapdancing clubs in London were offering sex for sale. In doing this column I try to be aware of all UK lap dancing clubs that are open and the current total in Greater London is less than half of ...

Why all the hostility there is between rival club owners in London

One of the comments John Gray of Spearmint made to me about the UK was that he could not understand the hostility there was between rival club owners when in the US they mainly all got on. It used to be that Browns/Griffin and the White Horse in Shoreditch were an exception to this and girls were free to dance at both places. This apparently ...

experienced girls seems to be getting too shallow to cope with the constant influx of new clubs opening

Judging by the comments of several club owners I know the latest trend seems to be that the pool of experienced girls seems to be getting too shallow to cope with the constant influx of new clubs opening. As yet the extension of the EU into Eastern Europe has not prompted the expected rush of girls from that quarter and I also get the impression ...

the former Trap nightclub in Wardour Street which will be re-opened as “Stringfellow’s Soho

Hot on the heels of the announcement of the opening of a Dublin club it emerged that Peter Stringfellow is set to buy the former Trap nightclub in Wardour Street which will be re-opened as Stringfellow’s Soho complete with Angel’s licences permitting in February next year. This will bring him up to 4 clubs 2 in London, Dublin, and Paris. The ...

Marked reduction in lunchtime trade since the early 1990s in Strip Pubs

During my 20 years of regular and satisfied custom at the Shoreditch strip pubs one of the biggest changes I have observed has been the marked reduction in lunchtime trade since the early 1990s mainly due to changes in work patterns. This is particularly noticeable at Browns which years ago used to be packed especially later on in the week but is ...

Peter Stringfellow had a very busy April

Peter Stringfellow had a very busy April as reported in last month’s column and was just as busy again in May as it has emerged that the long standing rumours of his opening a new club { his 3rd} in Dublin are correct. The new club is to be located at a former bar/disco called Shooters in Parnell St, at 12,500 sq ft it will be by far the biggest ...

5th Secrets club near St Katherine´s Dock has succeeded in getting a full nude license

The very long awaited 5th Secrets  club near St Katherine´s Dock has succeeded in getting a full nude license despite the opposition of Tower Hamlets council {seems rather odd given that there are already several full nude places in the borough} . The judge ruled that full nude would be OK provided that a gap of 3ft {whatever happened to ...