Plans for a swingers club with 18 bedrooms, a sauna, and a ‘private room’ in Bolton have been given the greenlight this week.
After it was first rumoured back in April that the pretty iconic Dave’s Aquarium and Angling Superstore in the Greater Manchester town could potentially be starting a new – and very different – side hustle as a swingers club, it’s now been revealed that plans for the premises have been approved by Bolton Council‘s planning committee.
Planning documents submitted on behalf of applicant Peter Hemingway – who owns both Dave’s Aquarium and Dave’s Angling Superstore – show the club will be built within the site of the Bolton-based business.
The club is set to be developed in a space that’s currently used as a storage warehouse, with the existing two businesses continuing.
Plans for the Bolton club – which have now been published by Bolton Council – show the conversion of the storage warehouse space would include everything from a bar, dancefloor, changing rooms, lockers, and a reception area on the ground floor, while the first floor would contain 18 bedrooms, a sauna, cinema room, a decking area for swim and spa, a massage room, and a even a ‘private room’.
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Applicant Mr Hemingway is known for already owning a similar club over Leeds called Pandora’s – which has even been dubbed ‘the largest swingers club in Yorkshire’.
Plans for swingers club with 18 bedrooms, sauna, and ‘private room’ in Bolton have been approved / Credit: Google Maps
Like the Leeds premises, Mr Hemingway said in a crime impact statement defending the newly-approved Bolton club that it’ll be a space for “sociable people” who attend for “social interaction in a safe and well-managed environment”.
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Any single males who want to join the Bolton club as a member will need to fill out an online application form, and pass a fact-to-face interview first.
“For the past seven years, I have own and run a similar establishment in Leeds called Pandora’s,” Mr Hemingway explained, “and during this time, we have had no instances of anti-social behaviour at all and we have never had police attend our club for any reason.
“We will be operating a strictly members only policy in our club, and any prospective couples who wish to join must show ID when joining, with our minimum age for joining being 25.
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“Single males who wish to join the club must fill in an application online and attend a face to face interview before joining. We will not allow single males to join on the door, so that we can evaluate potential members before joining.”
He insisted club members in his community are “very well behaved”.
On approving the plans this week, Bolton Council said the proposal would “result in a vacant building being brought back into use”, adding that: “I this regard, it would likely have a positive impact on reducing vandalism and anti-social behaviour in the locality.”
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More adult virgins needed for next series of Channel 4’s hit reality show Virgin Island
Emily Sergeant
Channel 4 is back looking for more adult virgins to take part in the potential next series of its hit reality show Virgin Island.
You may remember that early last year, we brought you the breaking highly-important news that Channel 4 was currently in the process of producing a new reality TV series that, at the time, had the working title of ‘The Intimacy Retreat’ and was looking for a group of adult virgins to apply to take part, if they were brave enough.
But now, well over a year on, we all know that show turned out to be the hit show Virgin Island – which has just finished airing its first series this week.
Channel 4 needs more adult virgins for the potential next series of its hit reality TV show Virgin Island / Credit: Channel 4
If you’re unfamiliar with Virgin Island, it’s unlike anything ever seen on TV before, as it follows the journey of a group of adult virgins who are whisked off to a Mediterranean island retreat to learn life-changing skills in the art of intimacy.
Working with leading international therapists, the aim is to help the young people overcome their fears and insecurities when it comes to intimacy and sex.
Channel 4 said it chose to commission the show after a recent study into intimacy found out that one in eight British 26-year-olds is, apparently, still a virgin.
Virgin Island aims to help young people overcome their insecurities around intimacy and sex / Credit: Channel 4
A casting call for the new series on the Channel 4 website reads: “Are you a virgin and do you need help and guidance with your fears and insecurities around intimacy and sex? Double Act Productions is casting adults for a potential second series of Virgin Island.”
You just need to be over 21 years of age to take part in the show.
Fancy it then? Or know someone who may be up for the ride? Applications for the potential next series of Virgin Island are now open, and there’s still plenty of time left to put your name down.
You can find out more and register your interest here.
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New survey finds most drivers can’t complete a car journey without using their mobile
Emily Sergeant
A shocking new report has revealed that most Brits are unable to complete a car journey without using their mobile behind the wheel.
After shocking images taken with an AI camera of drivers using mobiles and not wearing seatbelts on the roads across Greater Manchester were released to the public last November, a new report has now shed some more light on drivers’ excessive phone use while on the roads, proving that they’re the ultimate distraction.
In fact, nine out of 10 drivers struggle to complete a journey without being distracted by their phones, according a recent report from IMS and the RAC.
The research – which is based on survey results from 500,000 drivers over the past year, originally shared exclusively with This is Money – shows that only 10% of motorists manage to drive from start to finish without interacting with their mobile device.
And this is despite the risk of consequences such as £200 fines and six penalty points on their license, if caught.
A new survey has fount that most drivers can’t complete a car journey without using their mobile at some point / Credit: Geograph | Vincent Wachowiak (via Unsplash)
As mentioned, it’s also despite the increasing use of advanced artificial intelligence roadside cameras to detect ‘distracted drivers’ and their illegal mobile phone use.
Government data showed that mobile phone use was a contributing factor in 23 road fatalities last year alone, and official statistics also show that ‘distraction or impairment’ was the third most-common cause of fatal crashes, having played a role in 34.9% of deadly incidents.
The RAC is now encouraging police forces across the UK to start taking immediate action.
“We saw a reduction in motorists admitting to illegal handheld phone use after the penalties were toughened in 2017 following pressure from the RAC, but numbers are on the rise again now,” explained RAC road safety spokesperson, Rod Dennis
“In fact, our research shows the proportion of young drivers making and receiving calls illegally hit its highest rate in eight years in 2024.
“Enforcement of the law is critical, so we encourage police forces to roll out more roadside cameras to catch people in the act and get them to change their ways.”
Emily Sergeant -
21st November 2023 
