Widnes was home to a number of cinemas before many cinemas shut their doors, when movie going took a down turn. The Premier cinema was situated in Albert Road and opened for business on the 14th June 1915 with the film Jewel of Fate. The proscenium was thirty-five feet wide and ten feet deep. There was also one dressing … [Read more...]
Groundwork starts on former ABC cinema site in Tunbridge Wells
Heavy plant rolled on to the ABC cinema site in Tunbridge Wells yesterday (January 12) to ensure planning consent for the flats and cinema did not expire. Tunbridge Wells Borough Council gave approval for an £80 million development on Mount Pleasant and Church Road, with retirement flats, a cinema and some retail in July … [Read more...]
Scarborough cinema hopes: Surprise move as Benchmark offers to pay £8m council loan if its deal is extended
Scarborough Council had intended to let its development agreement for the Sands project in the town’s North Bay with Benchmark expire on December 31, before the company launched a legal challenge. Benchmark has been responsible for the £14 million Alpamare waterpark in North Bay, made possible by a £9 million loan from the council, and has also … [Read more...]
Repairs to go ahead at Paignton Picture House so full glory can be revealed at last
Approval has been given for work to repair the front of the historic Paignton Picture House, one of Europe's first purpose-built cinemas and a favourite of Torquay-born thriller writer Agatha Christie. Torbay Council has given listed building consent for structural repairs and work on the roof and windows of the building in Paignton town centre, … [Read more...]
Kingsgate cinema plan WILL go ahead thanks to £7m Kirklees Council loan
A multi-million pound entertainment complex within Huddersfield's Kingsgate Centre is to get underway thanks to a £7m loan from Kirklees Council. The authority has agreed to lend developer WD Limited the capital required to create what's been described as the "much awaited leisure expansion" at the shopping centre. Work will start on the new … [Read more...]
Funding for facilities at Guiseley theatre is approved
MORE than £9,000 funding has been approved to help refurbish the facilities at Guiseley Theatre. The three Guiseley and Rawdon ward councillors approved the grant from their discretionary wellbeing funds to revamp and turn the men’s toilets into a modern, unisex facility with baby changing facilities. It is believed that making the space unisex … [Read more...]
