Plans for a pole dancing show in Witney have been dropped by organisers after complaints from neighbours.

Qs pool club, in Corn Street, hoped to hold a night of erotic dancing in October.

The show, which would have featured three female dancers, was planned for pool club members only.

But when organisers submitted an application for a public entertainment licence for the event, they met opposition from residents.

They have now pulled the plug on their plans and accused residents of over-reacting.

Qs licensee Ruth Griffiths, who took over the club earlier this year, said the pole dancing would have been a "one-off".

But the district council, which received five complaints from residents living near the club and one from Witney Town Council, said had the club been granted a licence, it could hold more of the same events without gaining further permission.

Residents were delighted that the plans had been dropped.

Michelle Keating, a mother-of-three who lives in Corn Street, said: "I think ethically and morally it's wrong. What would happen in the evening, where would these men go?

"How comfortable would anybody feel walking past the place with that sort of activity going on?

"It's not something that's appropriate for a market town, and Corn Street is 80 per cent residential, which I think many people forget or don't know. It's a residential area with lots of young families."

Grandfather-of-two Arthur Jones, 66, of Queen Emma's Dyke, off Corn Street, said: "I think it's an awful idea. We don't want this kind of thing coming to Witney."

Andrea Thomas, of West Oxfordshire District Council's licensing department, said some of the objections were on "moral grounds", while others were against further disturbance in Corn Street, which already gets busy after pub closing times.

Mayor of Witney Steve Holborough said the town council objected because the application was vague about the number of people attending and the closing time.

He said: "It has nothing to do with the council moralising; it's not up to us to decide if there should or shouldn't be pole dancing in Witney. Our main concern was the number of people pouring out into Corn Street."

Qs licensee Ms Griffiths said she thought the response from neighbours was "over the top". She said: "It was one night, it wasn't going to be a regular thing. We apparently had numerous complaints and would have had to go to mediation, and quite frankly it wasn't worth it just for one night."

She said there was "definitely" demand among club members, but it was unlikelyto try to stage it again.