Two Leeds sex shops have applied to renew their trading licenses

Two adult shops in Leeds have applied for permission to continue trading.
Pulse & CocktailsPulse & Cocktails
Pulse & Cocktails

The premises licences of both Pulse & Cocktails in Armley and Simplypleasure.com on Briggate are up for renewal.

Sex establishments are legally required to hold a valid licence from their local council, and it must be renewed annually.

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These Leeds sex clubs have recently applied to renew their licencesIn some areas, sex shops are banned from opening at all.

Conditions include:-

- The owner (licensee) and all staff must be aged over 18

- Customers aged under 18 cannot visit the shop

- You cannot re-apply for a licence if one has been refused within the past 12 months

- Hours of opening, displays, advertisements, and the visible interior of the shop can all be regulated

Lap dancing clubs also require a licence to operate - Purple Door and Liberte in Leeds both recently applied for new licences.In November 2017, a member of staff at Pulse & Cocktails was punched unconscious during an armed robbery at the Armley Road adult store.