No, Leamington isn't too bad, but I am disappointed about the proposals for the pole dancing venue in the old part, this doesn't seem to help matters, as it will attract the wrong sort.

We do get the occasional youth crime such as smashing car windows and slashing tyres recently reported, and there was that poor homeless woman set alight to while sleeping in a shop doorway.
Of all the places I have been, that sort of thing never occurred.

Yes, we can expect trouble anywhere, but I am told there is an on going anti social problem increasing in Leamington.

In fact I am told that a few professional people are leaving the town because of its seemingly bad anti social problems.
Which is a great shame really.
For all its problems I actually like Leamington. Its not all that bad, most folks are generally very pleasant and friendly.
Yes, Hartley, we do need to combat the underlying cause of drunks and crime, but how ?.

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The pole dancing club isn't somewhere I'd go, but the people saying it's exploiting young women are just against it because of their feelings towards it, and not arguing on the whole picture. It is not exploitation of women at all. Nobody asks these women to work there. They are adults and can make up their own mind. It is their choice to work there, and they know what to expect.

Sure Steve,
These women chose to do pole dancing, I never though for a minute they are being exploited.....but.. what sort of people do they want to attract was my question. Is this kind of entertainment for the betterment of the town ?

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You're right. I don't believe it's good for the town, but you can't blame Rob Ransford (who I know from the local snooker league). He's seen a gap in the market to make money and he's gone for it. You can't blame him for that.

Well if you ask me pole dancing clubs are discriminatory against none polish people, what if I (a brit) want to go for a dance. Oh hold on, I think I may have misunderstood <cough>.

Whilst its not really my bag ...One of these places opened last year in Stratford. There was a tremendous ho ha to start with but quite frankly once it opened we don't hear anything about it..

As for the Chicago Cafe and the "Battle of Greenhill St" every Sat night..thats another story!