Sad news indeed:
This from Blackpool Today:
THE final curtain is set to fall on Blackpool's famous North Pier theatre.
Leisure Parcs spokesman Michael Williams today confirmed the closure of the 129-year-old theatre is "one of the options in the melting pots" but refused to comment further.
But Andrew Oldham, manager of the North Pier Theatre for 11 years, today claimed the theatre would not re-open this year.
The shock news comes amid concerns that the company, which also owns the Winter Gardens and Blackpool Tower, has so far failed to announce its summer season line-up for the Opera House.
Blackpool favourite Joe Longthorne, who headlined many summer season shows at the pier, said it was "sad" news.
Angry hoteliers today slammed the move saying it could have a massive impact on hotel bookings.
Colin Asplin president of the Blackpool Hotel and Guest House Association, said: "It would be a real knockout blow for the town if the end of the pier show was to be scrapped."
The famous North Pier opened in 1863 with the theatre opening 15 years later.
Mr Oldham said today: "I think they (Leisure Parcs) should be publicly flogged for the way they have run down Blackpool."