No hope of new Warrington theatre

Warrington Borough Council will not resurrect plans for a new theatre, the council's leader has confirmed.

Plans for a 400-seat theatre in a former drill hall were scuppered in July last year before new plans for a reconfiguration of the Pyramid Arts Centre arose in October.

But Councillor Russ Bowden says there are no plans for a new culture facility, saying the council's culture strategy is focussed on "theatre more as a performance, rather than a building".

Councillor Tony Williams said: "I think, as we go on and repopulate the town centre, there will be more pressure on us to provide a theatre and encourage the arts in the town."