Bournemouth Echo

A SECOND attempt has been made to win planning permission to convert an iconic Westbourne cinema building into a gym and offices. BCP Council rejected Currentasset’s first application for the Grand in November saying there had been “no convincing argument” … Continued

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POOLE’S centre for the arts is on the verge of a new era after winning funding for a major refurbishment. via GALLERY: As Lighthouse secures £4m funding for refurb, we look back how it all began with Poole Arts Centre … Continued

Campaigners are celebrating the completion of an £80,000 scheme that has transformed their much-loved historic cinema. via Transformed: much-loved cinema given new lease of life after £80k revamp (From Bournemouth Echo).

A FORMER cinema manager is going back to his roots as a projectionist to run Bournemouth’s first community cinema. Roger Marley, who ran the town’s ABC cinema for 13 years and is now a borough councillor, campaigned to fund the … Continued

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