Public notices: Lap dancing club seeks to renew sex establishment licence

In this week’s public notices, a lap dancing club in Slough has applied to Slough Borough Council (SBC) to renew its sex establishment licence.

Licensing

The Flags Gentleman’s Club at 43 Church Street provides erotic dance entertainment to visitors.

On its website, the pub describes itself as a ‘friendly, recently refurbished local erotic dance pub’, which has been ‘serving up enjoyable evenings of adult entertainment for years’.

The opening hours are stated as 5pm to 1am Monday to Friday, with dances taking place from 8pm to 1am on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

On Thursdays and Fridays, dances take place from 8pm to 2.30am.

On Saturdays, the opening hours ae 3pm to 2.30am and on Sunday 3pm to 1am.

Dances on Saturdays take place from 5pm to 2.30am and on Sundays from 5pm to 1am.

The public notice states that anyone wishing to make objections or representations to the application should do so in writing to the Licensing Manager, Licensing Team, Observatory House, 25 Windsor Road, SL1 2EL.

They should outline the grounds for their objections or representations within 28 days of the date of this notice.

The council will not reveal the objectors name without their consent.

Elsewhere, SBC has received a licensing application to provide late night refreshments at Chipsta, 311 Slough High Street.

This would apply Monday to Sunday from 10am to 2am.

The application looks to extend the opening hours to provide refreshments such as fries and burgers.

Any representations by an interested party or a responsible authority can be made to Slough Borough Council, Licensing Team,

Observatory House, 25 Windsor Road, Slough, SL1 2EL and licensing@slough.gov.uk

Temporary restrictions

The council has made an order to temporarily close Thorndike in Slough between 45 Thorndike and 61 Thorndike to traffic for a period in January.

The order is required because works are or are proposed to be conducted on or near the road.

It will come into operation from 12.01am on Monday, January 26 2026, with all works expected to be completed by 11.59pm on Thursday, January 29.

The duration of the order can be extended with approval from the Secretary of State for Transport.

An alternative highway will be available to use while the order is in operation, and local diversions will be clearly signed at the site.

Advanced warning notices will also be at the locations, providing the dates for when the works will be carried out.

Access will be maintained for all local businesses and residents.