[5] From the 1960s onwards, he shifted focus to the West End, running restaurants, lap-dancing clubs and hostess bars.

[1] In 2000, he was banned for seven years form being a company director, after civil proceedings brought by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

[7] In 2004, Owide pleaded guilty to four charges of acting as a company director while disqualified.

[11][8] Owide married Jeanette, the daughter of an East End market trader.

The following month, the Windmill was threatened with closure for breaking the terms of its licence, in particular the "no touching" requirement between clients and performers.