Residents say a new lap-dancing club would not be good for Middlesbrough.
But others have welcomed the proposal as a good way of bringing investment into the town centre.
The new lap-dancing club could soon be opening in Middlesbrough town centre - if plans get the go-ahead.
Proposals to turn Slam! into a lap-dancing venue have been revealed ahead of a licensing meeting next week.
But Cleveland Police has objected to the plans, citing several assaults at the Exchange Place venue and claiming the “wrong clientele” would be attracted to the club.
Several residents the Gazette spoke to in the town centre today agreed.
Kevin Wootton, 22, from Ormesby, who works in a gym said: “I don’t think it would be a good thing for Middlesbrough.
"I find the whole thing a bit disrespectful. I would be against that type of thing coming here.”
Samantha Marler, 19, a student from Middlesbrough, said: “It’s wrong and I think it would make the area seem more trashy.”
Nina Jackson, 80, a retired factory worker from Acklam, said: “I have lived in Middlesbrough all my life and I think the idea of this is ridiculous.
"It is the last thing we need. It will lower the area.”
Caroline Osbeldiston, 20, is a student from Eaglescliffe.
“It’s a very low end thing to bring to the area and I don’t think it gives the right impression of the town,” she said.
Tom Davis, 19, a student from Marske, said: “I think it is a good idea. It is a way of bringing revenue to the area.
"I welcome any new business, so long as it is run properly with door staff.”
Gary Harbisher, who works in the anaesthetic department at Middlesbrough’s James Cook University Hospital said he was not for it.
"Middlesbrough already hasn’t got the best reputation," added the 25-year-old from Acklam.
"It is on the mend but something like that could give ammo for people to slate the area.”
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