"Nobody's forcing the girls to work there": People on the street respond after controversial new Hooters restaurant approved in Salford Quays despite objections

A new Hooters has been approved at Salford Quays despite 91 objections to the plans - but not everyone is against the proposal.

The controversial plans to open a Hooters bar and restaurant in the old Chiquitos building on Capital Quay, next to the Salford Quays tram stop, were approved at a licensing committee meeting on Friday, June 10, despite opposition from Salford City Mayor Paul Dennett and Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham.

Trafford and Stretford MP Rebecca Long-Bailey, the Women's Equality Party, Womanchester, GM4Women, and Barbara Keeley, MP for Worsely and Eccles South, also opposed the idea, with 91 objections made to the application, submitted by Jullian Mills who has run the Nottingham branch of the American chain for 21 years.

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However, despite the objection, the plans were approved, and the Manchester Evening News headed out to Salford Quays to find out what people thought about the plans - and found far fewer objections than expected.

One man, who gave his name as Kevin, was actually in support of the idea, and was pleased to hear the plans had been approved. He said: "You've got strip clubs for men, ladies nights for the girls, and nobody's forcing anybody to go to those places, just like nobody's forcing the girls to work there.

"People are paying for it, and if you go in there you know what you're going for, it would be a bit different if they were dancing out on the street for anybody to see but they're not, people who say 'oh the kids are going to see it' not if you don't take them in there. My brother lives in America and his girlfriend works in a Hooters and she enjoys the work - no one