Long before the days of TVs, DVDs and streaming services, there used to be a cinema or picture house on nearly every street corner. Often housed in ornate buildings with names like the Rialto, the Roxy, or the Majestic, people would flock to them once, twice, even three times a week. It would not only be a film - the programme would also … [Read more...]
Major development planned on the site of former ABC cinema in Belgrave Gate
A multi-million pound flats complex could be built where a Leicester centre cinema once stood. Proposals have been drawn up for a nine-story building in Belgrave Gate. A 1930s-built ABC cinema occupied the site, but it closed in 1997 and was demolished a decade later. Now plans have been lodged with Leicester City Council for 126 apartments of one … [Read more...]
At 82, could John be Britain’s oldest cinema projectionist?
John Newcombe has been showing films since 1952 – and at 82 years young he’s still going strong, working regular shifts at Lighthouse, Poole’s centre for the arts. Could he be Britain’s oldest working cinema projectionist? His first break came as a teenage rewind boy in the ABC cinema in Northampton where his job was to physically … [Read more...]
Petition to save 02 ABC set to pass 10,000 today as Glaswegians rally against demolition – Glasgow Live
A planning application has been submitted to demolish the much loved Sauchiehall Street building but Glaswegians aren't taking it lying down. Source: Petition to save 02 ABC set to pass 10,000 today as Glaswegians rally against demolition - Glasgow Live … [Read more...]
Wakefield Council urged to scrap plan to bulldoze old ABC Cinema – Wakefield Express
A National organisation is urging Wakefield Council to re-think its intentions to demolish the old ABC cinema and plan for its future. Source: Wakefield Council urged to scrap plan to bulldoze old ABC Cinema - Wakefield Express … [Read more...]
Developer’s bid to build flats on site of former Odeon and ABC cinemas is thrown out after appeal | Bournemouth Echo
A DEVELOPER’S appeal against a council decision to build flats at former cinema sites has been dismissed. Source: Developer's bid to build flats on site of former Odeon and ABC cinemas is thrown out after appeal | Bournemouth Echo … [Read more...]
