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Naturist’s delight

Tim Higgs, owner of the Clover Spa & Hotel, the only purely naturist hotel in England’s midlands, said he is “delighted” at the decision.

City councillors in Erdington, Birmingham, said giving the hotel a premises licence risked “a rise in inappropriate behaviour and displays of flesh” and would “become a magnet for troublesome individuals and youths”.