GAZETTE & HERALD: ELVIS Aaron Presley Jr, son of the original king of rock and roll, is to be the star guest in Calne for the opening of a new late night club.

Donal O'Dwyer, licencee, of The White Hart Hotel, said Mr Presley had agreed to open the club after an arrangement for him to appear at the concert in aid of the Tsunami Appeal fell through.

Mr O'Dwyer has a licence to open his pub until 1am.

But he said an application to extend the late licence to 3am will be heard at Chippenham Magistrate's Court on March 1.

He said: "We are still opening the club on March 18 until 1am, which we have a licence for, and we are having Aaron Presley coming to open it.

Mr O'Dwyer said this would be the first time Mr Presley has visited Wiltshire. He said: "We have got a few mad Elvis fans and get up and whatever. It should be a fun night.

"It turned out he was going to be involved in the Tsunami Event at the Olympiad but in the end we had to book The Specials instead. But he said to me he'd come and open my pub.

"It should be a really good party atmosphere. This will be a piece of musical history with Elvis's son in Calne, and it will be a memorable event in itself."

Elvis Jr's mother was a young star working in the entertainment business, who had an affair with his father in the 1960s. She gave birth to Elvis Jr in secret, and he was adopted.

Elvis Aaron Presley Jr grew up surrounded by show business. His adoptive parents were The Vargas, circus performers with the Ringling Bros Circus show that travelled throughout North and South America.

Elvis Jnr first entered the spotlight as a circus clown aged five and later trained exotic cats and became the show's wild animal trainer.

Elvis Jnr's name was legally recognised by The Federal US Court after documents were provided as proof and sworn testimonies were presented to a Judge.

The documents included the last will and testament of Elvis Presley.

l But despite Mr O'Dwyer's claim that Calne needs a better quality club, The White Hart's application for a late licence is being opposed by nearby residents.

Coun John Ireland, who will represent them at the hearing, said the main problem was the new nightclub is in the middle of a residential area. He said: "If they had one for example in the industrial estate I couldn't really object but inside a residential area it's completely different.