Kenton Lane brothel closed after neighbours' complaints

A brothel in Kenton Lane was closed after neighbours complained about being approached for sexual services by confused punters.

The house was issued a warning notice by Kenton West Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) after a crackdown on Sunday.

The business must stop trading and the police will visit regularly to check that the owners are complying.

Sergeant Den Fowler, from the SNT, said: "I would like to congratulate and thank the local residents who brought this information to the notice of the [team] and with the cooperation of our local community we have been able to eliminate a potentially serious problem by making a timely and effective closure of this nuisance premises.

"If they do not stop trading or they come back they will be arrested and prosecuted."

Residents had complained to police after seeing an increase in the number of male callers, while nearby houses were receiving lost clients asking for sexual services at the wrong addresses.