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Scunthorpe’s new £14.4m Baths Hall, which will host to a programme of music, theatre, comedy and dance events, has been unveiled. Nor th Lincolnshi re


Council’s (NLC) architects led the design of the complex, which is located on the site of the former Scunthorpe Youth Centre and old Baths Hall. Built by local firm Clugston


Construction, the venue has retained the frontage of the 1930s Baths Hall and boasts an auditorium accommodat- ing more than 1,000 seated and up to 2,000 standing. Nick Reed of SMG Group, which is to run


the venue on behalf of the local authority, said: “Tis is a very special time to be involved in Te Baths Hall. We are opening a building to


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Te new venue will host a range of music, dance and arts performances


be enjoyed over many years to come. We’re also aware we’re following in the footsteps of a venue that meant many different things to many different people over the last 70 years.”


SNP revives minimum alcohol pricing proposals


Te Scottish National Party (SNP) has called on other parties in the Scottish Parliament to support its plans for the introduction of a min- imum price per unit of alcohol in Scotland. Efforts by the Scottish Government to imple- ment the proposal last year were thwarted by


opposition parties, but the SNP secured an overall parliamentary majority in May. Bob Doris, vice convener of the health com-


mittee, said: “To move Scotland forward we must face the nation’s problems head-on and not shirk away from alcohol misuse.


Luminar Group enters administration


Luminar Group Holdings, the operator of nightclub chains including Lava and Ignite; Oceana; and Liquid, has entered administra- tion aſter its lenders refused an extension to its banking facility covenants. Earlier this year, Luminar secured a waiver


of “certain covenants” in a three-year facil- ity with its Banking Group, which comprises Lloyds TSB, Barclays and the Royal Bank of Scotland. Te waiver expired on 27 October and the Banking Group informed the group that it was not going to grant an extension. Te decision leſt Luminar unable to meet


repayment obligations and its shares were sus- pended from the official list by the Financial Services Authority. Administrators from Ernst and Young were appointed by the group. A Luminar spokesperson said: “Te Banking Group informed Luminar that it will not grant


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Luminar’s nightclub brands include Lava and Ignite


an extension to the waiver when it expires. Absent such waiver, the company is unable to meet certain of its repayment obligations to the Banking Group. “Te directors of Luminar have no option


but to take steps to place the company and cer- tain of its subsidiaries into administration.”


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