Bridgnorth school supports struggling cinema
Excitement is building among students at a Shropshire school which is supporting its struggling local cinema. Source: https://www.shropshirestar.com/entertainment/
Former cinema to become mixed use development
THE former Regal Cinema building in Ormskirk is to be modified as part of proposed plans for a new development in Church Street. The proposal aims to provide shops, a café/restaurant and student accommodation including student amenities. Source: https://www.champnews.com/story.asp?id=GN4_ART_1795504
Dreamland in Margate sold by Thanet District Council to secure its long-term future
An iconic heritage theme park has been sold to help secure its long-term future. Ownership of Dreamland in Margate today transferred from Thanet District Council to the current lessee and operator of the park, Sands Heritage Limited (SHL). It marks completion of … Continued
Much-loved Majestic shares in £16m boost for independent cinemas
A Norfolk cinema has received more than £100,000 to help it weather the pandemic. More than 200 independents across the country are set to share £16m in grant funding from the government’s £1.57bn culture recovery fund. Among them is the Majestic, in … Continued
£5m Wetherspoon pub could open in Grays’ State Cinema in 2021
An iconic Essex cinema will be transformed into one of Wetherspoon’s biggest pubs next year if planning permission is approved. The empty State Cinema in Grays, Essex, has loomed over the town for years. When it was operational, it was one of … Continued
Meet the man asked to save troubled Tyneside Cinema after a ‘horrible’ 2020
The cinema has been shut since March – but it was also rocked by a damning sex abuse scandal. Source: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/tyneside-cinema-save-2020-horrible-19349354