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Approval for Lancashire holiday village
Odeon and UCI to roll
Pleasington Lakes development to include 94 holiday lodges and three new lakes
out digital theatres
Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group By Pete Hayman
(OUCG) is to install digital
projectors to the remainder of its Plans for a new holiday village
sites, after securing distribution near Blackburn, Lancashire,
deals with three leading have been approved by
Hollywood studios. OUCG, Blackburn with Darwen
Europe's largest cinema chain, Borough Council (BDBC)
which operates the Odeon, UCI despite local opposition.
and Cinesa brands, already has The proposed Pleasington
187 digital screens within its Lakes development comprises
thorp
portfolio. The fitting of the the creation of three new lakes
remaining cinemas with digital surrounded by 94 holiday
:
randall
theatres will cost more than lodges, a members' facility image
£70m to complete, and be building and a car park. The plans were approved by the Blackburn with Darwen council
funded over time by a Manchester-based Castle-
combination of contributions land's plans for the 46.6 England and the Campaign to overcome previous concerns in
from the three studios as well as hectare (115-acre) site initially Protect Rural England. relation to the harm to the
the earnings derived from the included more than 100 lodges, A report put before the landscape resulting from the
improved programming offer. five lakes, a restaurant and a council's planning committee number of lodges."
The three studios which will part fitness suite, but were rejected said: "The scheme represents a Developer Michael Lewis
fund the new projectors are by council planning officials in major development, which said: "We now have the
Twentieth Century Fox, 2007. However, the developer's would result in a number of opportunity to create a major
Paramount Pictures and Walt planning application has now improvements across the site. tourism facility in a stunning
Disney Studios Motion Pictures been approved by BDBC in "The holiday village is part of the world.
international. spite of concerns raised by considered to be an acceptable "The views from the site which
Tockholes Parish Council, form of development in this open over local nature make it
Camelot sets deadline
Livesey Parish Council, Pleas- location and the revised design an ideal place for people to
for Lottery bids
ington Parish Council, Natural and layout of the proposals come and relax."
Prospective bidders for the
majority stake in National
Entourage club
Lottery operator Camelot – said
to be more than 20 – were told
for Manchester
Silverstone unveils course plans
that offers must be in by 18 Entourage, a new By Tom Walker
November. The deadline was nightclub which has been
extended due to delays in designed to incorporate Silverstone has unveiled plans
documentation. Four of the five the history and culture of for its new Stowe Complex, an
equal shareholders in Camelot – Manchester, has opened experimental driving and test
Cadbury, Thales Electronics, De its doors to the public in facility. The focal point of the
La Rue and Fujitsu – have the city's Printworks centre will be a multi-surface
appointed NM Rothschild and district on 14 November. 1.15-mile (1.85km) race track,
Greenhill & Co. to put their Devised by former designed to demonstrate
stakes up for sale. The fifth, general manager of the chassis control systems like The new Stowe complex is
Royal Mail, says it is not selling city's Tiger Tiger, Doug Electronic Stability Programme expected to open during 2010
although it could decide to sell Waldron, the new club (ESP) and anti-lock braking
to a winning bidder once the offers groups the opportu- system (ABS). The Stowe Complex is the first
auction is over. Potential bidders nity to book booths with Alongside a split braking phase of a £7m development
are said to include private equity table service and has cost area, there will be a three-lane that will change the configura-
bodies; foreign lottery operators, nearly £1m to fit out, irrigated wet handling pad with tions of the existing Grand Prix
such as Sugal & Damani which including an £80,000 different levels of grip, from circuit to cater for the Moto GP.
bid for the current license two sound system. sheet ice to standard wet When complete, Silverstone
years ago; and Sir Richard Covering two floors, tarmac. There will also be two will boast five different track
Branson's Virgin Group, whose Entourage has a capacity hospitality buildings, built to configurations. The Stowe
People's Lottery bid has lost out for 800 people. cater for automotive and Complex is scheduled to be
twice in the past. corporate events. completed by March 2010.
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