Author: Place North West

The council is eyeing a 2026 delivery of the Marine Lakes Event Centre following its approval yesterday, which is expected to generate an annual £18m boost for the local economy. The banner project of the council’s £37m Town Deal will see the redevelopment of the former Southport Theatre to deliver the 103,000 sq ft complex on Southport’s promenade. A 1,200-seat theatre and 2,400-capacity conference and exhibition space will feature in the MLEC, estimated to attract 288,000 visitors a year. Offices, production facilities, meeting rooms, and a ticket office will also…

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Approval would see the company behind the Lounge and Cosy Club brands convert the grade two-listed bank off Churchyardside Street in Nantwich to create a café bar. Proposals for the 5,400 sq ft space include the installation of a bar, kitchen, and toilets to create Navio Lounge – the fourth addition to the Lounge chain in Cheshire. The Lounge chain operates across the country with 20 restaurants in the North West. These include Milo in Liverpool and Navarro Lounge off Oxford Road in Manchester. Richard Pedlar Architects designed the project…

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The amusement park is eyeing a June opening date for Discovery Bay, a 67,000 sq ft area featuring six new rides and a themed outdoor festival. Discovery Bay marks the third major project at Southport Pleasureland since 2019 when the park’s chief executive, Norman Wallis, pledged to invest money in the site following the grant of a long-term lease. The Victorian-themed attraction follows the development of the 35-metre high Big Wheel and an adventure golf attraction in 2022, bringing Wallis’s total investment in the park to £4.7m in the last…

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