Church pays club legal fee (From Oxford Mail)

Church pays club legal fee

9:30am Friday 30th July 2010 in

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COURT costs of £12,000 have been paid by St Ebbe’s Church following an appeal against a club’s lapdancing licence.

The church lost the appeal against Thirst Lodge, last month, and was ordered by a district judge to pay towards the club’s legal costs.

The church had objected to the city council allowing the venue, in Pennyfarthing Place, to stage lapdancing.

Dr Lucy Bannister, a spokesman for the church, said: “We sent the money to our solicitor in the past week so it could be forwarded to the solicitor representing Thirst Lodge.”

The church was given 28 days by Oxford Magistrates Court to pay the costs.