Substructure investment saves Llandudno Pier from serious storm damage
“There has been damage to the decking but the overall structure is fine and we are preparing to reopen.”
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Updated redevelopment proposals for Llandudno Pier Pavilion site seek approval
Revamped proposals for an £18m apartment and restaurant complex that would create hundreds of jobs in Llandudno will go before planners next week.
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Bid to save Colwyn Bay Pier’s famous murals
Work by war artist Eric Ravilious and murals by painter Mary Adshead formed part of the decoration inside the art deco pavilion when it was constructed in 1934.
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£1.7 million refurbishment work begins at Torquay Princess Pier
The £1.7m project will remove rotting timbers and supports from the wider ‘banjo’ area of Princess Pier, opening the area up to the public again.
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Llandudno Pier Pavilion redevelopment plans hit further delay
Conwy Council planners want to give it the go-ahead. However, it is on hold once more while the Welsh Government decides whether to “call in” the application to the Planning Inspectorate.
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Crowdfunding campaign to bring carousel to Cleethorpes Pier
Papas Fish and Chips want to turn it into a venture that can benefit the rest of the town, by creating a special foundation, where any money raised through carousel rides will be donated back into the community to help out worthy local causes.
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Plans for Cromer Pier rejected
In their refusal statement to Openwide, who run the Pier on behalf of NNDC, the committee said: “In the opinion of the local planning authority the proposed works would be harmful to the special character of the grade II listed heritage asset, in particular its openness and visual symmetry”.
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Pier owners raise concerns over threat to amusement arcade favourite
Amusement arcade managers in Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft have expressed their fears over plans by the government to scrap 1p and 2p coins.
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150th birthday plans afoot for Blackpool Central Pier!
Blackpool’s central pier first opened to the public on May 30th 1868 and this year the Blackpool Pier Company is planning a host of festivities to mark its 150th anniversary.
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Spectacular starling murmurations at Colwyn Bay Pier
It could be one of the last chances people get to see the murmuration against this backdrop with Colwyn Bay Pier soon set to be dismantled.
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Fascinating pictures of the final days of Plymouth Hoe Pier
The year was 1953 and the article further stated that “the remnants of Plymouth Promenade Pier – the remaining ironwork, some of which projects above the water at low tide – will have disappeared by next autumn it is expected.”
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Plans for Eastbourne Pier buildings look set to be rejected
While Eastbourne council and Historic England have no objections to the buildings themselves, it is the white UPVC materials that has become a sticking point and planners are recommending the application be turned down at a meeting of Eastbourne council next Tuesday.
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aPIERtite food festival set to return to Hastings Pier!
Following the event’s popularity, it has now been extended to a series of monthly two-day events. The first two-day market will take place on Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31, and will include food from Asia, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean as well as vegetarian and vegan offerings.
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The Beatles visit to Weston Birnbeck Pier commemorated with new plaque
Anthony Keyes has penned a poem on The Beatles’ 1963 visit to the town after performing at the Odeon, which saw the legendary Liverpudlians pictured on a rock overlooking the pier by GD Smith.
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A spooky tale from Cromer Pier Pavilion!
The ghost of a well-known impresario and a host of hauntings mean that Cromer Pier is a magnet for paranormal investigators – those spirits do love to be beside the seaside.
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Clacton Pier raises the roof for bumper Easter weekend!
A series of events for all the family as work to replace the pier’s roof is completed.
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New buildings on Eastbourne Pier approved!
Two of those will be kiosks to replace the retail shops lost in the blaze and the other two will be on the open deck area and similar to the existing Victorian tea rooms.
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Iconic Deal Pier cafe for let!
The marketing of the pier café comes as a wider £500,000 refurbishment of Deal Pier is gears up to begin on April 16, following the award of a contract to resurface the entire length of the pier.
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Bangor Pier restoration work continues
The £1m restoration of Bangor’s Garth Pier continues to progress well, the work, which commenced in August 2017, is expected to take up to four years to complete.
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Skegness Pier opens new Beach Bar
As you would expect it is perfectly styled and decorated with that authentic Beach Hut look and feel. But more importantly it is the cocktails on offer that is the reason you go to a beach bar.
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