A SEX shop in Rainham has been licensed to sell adult movies and DVDs by Medway Council.

But the five-year-old shop must ensure that passers-by can't look into the shop, and must stock the films at the back of the premises.

The shop, in Rainham High Street, is one of two licensed sex shops in Medway.

A council spokeswoman said: "The licence was granted for 12 months and was subject to the usual conditions placed on licences of this kind in Medway."

Three objections were made to the application.

The council is due to consider an application for a sex cinema in Medway's red light district close to the other sex shop.