BOSSES behind a proposed sex shop in the town centre are adamant they will open on December 1 and claim there is nothing Redditch Council can do about it.

There is confusion as to whether a £9,000 a year licence is needed before Lovejoys.net opens on Unicorn Hill and council environmental health officers are exploring the ins and outs of the law.

Mr Gold said the company had gone through the implications of the law hundreds of times before.

Painting of the shop began on Monday.