Plans submitted for restaurant at the end of Totland Bay Pier
Charlie Kearns, speaking on behalf of the company, said: “We have applied for planning permission, and if granted, it will open up the pier for everyone. The opportunity arose around eight months ago when we contacted the developers. Having bought the cafe we mulled over whether we should go for a house at the end of the pier, which would be rented out, or a restaurant”.
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Plans to repair Helensburgh Pier
Argyll and Bute Council has applied for planning permission to carry out work on the structure, which has been closed for more than a year on safety grounds because of concern over its deteriorating condition. It was estimated in April that comprehensive work on the pier could cost up to £1million, while in July it was suggested that it could be included in plans for the new waterfront leisure centre.
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Sustainability on the agenda as Brighton Palace Pier goes green!
The Brighton Palace Pier is going green with big changes affecting packaging, the power supply and the way that waste is dealt with. They put their names to a staff Team Charter to help the pier to become more sustainable – and just as the first pier’s vegan food outlet opens for business.
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Blackpool South Pier log flume must go
Councillors turned the bid down on the grounds the ride “would detract from the character and appearance of the Prom” including the setting next to the pier. The location also contravened policies which strictly control where funfairs can be placed. Blackpool Pleasure Beach also objected to the planning application, saying the ride in its current location could undermine its own operation and possibly affect jobs.
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Eastbourne Pier reopens 10 days after hotel fire
An Eastbourne Borough Council spokesman said: “While the main cordon around the Claremont Hotel remains in place with a section of the seafront road closed, access to the pier has been reopened.” Demolition is planned for the hotel soon.
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Play set on Cromer Pier to open in London in February
Playwright James McDermott, from High Kelling, based Time and Tide on the pier and the town’s residents. The cast includes renowned TV, film and theatre actress Wendy Nottingham, who previously lived in Cromer.
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New entrance planned for Ilfracombe Pier
North Devon Council is hoping to remove two 1950s ticket kiosks from the entrance of Ilfracombe Pier, which it owns and manages. The kiosks, which the council said were in a “poor condition”, would be replaced by a new archway on one side while the road would be widened on the other side.
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Stone groyne next to Brighton Palace Pier collapses in storms
Brighton council has cordoned off the area around the Albion groyne, which dates from 1880 and was formerly used as a coal delivery pier.
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Southend Pier/HMS Leigh’s role in wartime Britain to be recognised
HMS Leigh aims to record and archive the stories of those who lived through the years of 1939-1945. Scott Dolling, director of Culture and Tourism for Southend Council, said: “This is a truly inspirational project that will bring generations together in such a way to help commemorate a nationally significant date whilst being rooted in our most renowned”.
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PS Waverley boiler fundraising campaign reaches target!
A fundraiser to save the world’s last seagoing passenger paddle steamer has hit its target – raising £2.3 million in just seven months. It attracted donations from more than 8,000 members of the public and £1million from the Scottish Government, to help carry out an urgent refit of the ship’s aged boilers.
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Clacton Pier skyline to change with arrival of new log flume
The 1930s Queen Mary building has been removed so that work can take place to lay the foundations for improvements to the outside fun fair. Significant work has now been completed, including the dismantlement of the go karts, which will be refurbished and rebuilt in a more central location to make way for the new White Water Log Flume.
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Experimental audio documentary based on Walton Pier soundscapes to be aired on BBC Radio 3
Composed of three movements, Hidden Sounds of Coastal Arcades is based upon the architecture of Walton Pier, beginning in the bustling arcade, then moving into the cacophonous fairground and finishing above the water at the end of the pier itself. Best experienced on headphones, Hidden Sounds of Coastal Arcades is next due for broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Saturday, December 21, at 9.50pm.
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Does its Pier make Southport one of the happiest places to live in the UK?
Southport landed in 10th place – with Hexham in the North East coming top of the list, followed by Harrogate in 2nd place. And what makes Southport so unique is its vast stretch of sand, where the sea always seems to be miles away and of course its iconic pier.
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Pier-to-pier cycle route to begin construction next year
Work on a long awaited ‘pier to pier’ cycle route between Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon is to start next summer. The agreement will pave the way for the work to start in July, once all the funding is in place.
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The next steps for Weston Birnbeck as owners fail to comply with repairs notice
The future of Weston-super-Mare’s derelict Birnbeck Pier is to be discussed in the New Year – after its owners failed to comply with a repairs notice. North Somerset Council, working with Historic England, issued the owner of the crumbling pier, CNM Estates, with a repairs notice in September. The notice ordered the company, headed by Wahid Samady, to carry out a series of ‘necessary repairs’ to the landmark.
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