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Good times projected as cinema plan is approved

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April 21, 2025

THE so-called Ashington Hole will finally be filled after eight years of uncertainty with the news plans for a cinema and two restaurants have been approved.

- JAMES ROBINSON Local Democracy Reporter james.robinson@reachplc.com

Good times projected as cinema plan is approved

The site on Portland Park has stood empty since 2017 when plans for a replacement council headquarters were scrapped by the then-new Conservative administration.

Now, after almost a decade of frustration, the prominent town centre site is set to get a new lease of life.

The cinema will be operated by Reel Cinema, with the project set to be carried out by Northumberland County Council's development company Advance.

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