More than 400 residents have signed a petition objecting to plans to open a club for swingers in the converted King's Head Hotel, in Stanley, County Durham.

Derwentside district councillor Claire Vasey, who launched the petition, said last night: "I collected these signatures in just over two hours at Asda in Stanley. We will be getting a lot more." Objections have grown since it was revealed the The Love Shack was due to open on October 31.