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Campaigners have launched a bid to save an art deco cinema at the centre of a Beatles heritage site where John Lennon spent many “happy hours”, as it faces demolition to make way for a new Lidl branch. The discount supermarket chain revealed plans to pull down the Abbey Cinema in Wavertree village, Liverpool, after surveys it commissioned suggested the property was “beyond economic repair”. The proposals, which the firm has opened to public consultation before a planning application is submitted, show Lidl would replace the former Co-op store with a design intended to “pay tribute�...

Show Fullscreen Broadway Malyan’s Norwich proposal for Weston Homes Architect Broadway Malyan’s involvement in plans for a controversial redevelopment in central Norwich is hanging in the balance after the developer abandoned plans for a costly legal challenge against Robert Jenrick’s decision to reject it. Weston Homes announced today it was returning to the drawing board but said it would listen to feedback from all stakeholders before launching a “review of who will be used to create a future scheme”. It refused to commit to Broadway Malyan whose proposals for a 20-storey tower a...

The vast amphitheatre was glazed until 1949. Photograph: Will Pryce Credit: Will Pryce, Future Publishing This week, the Royal Albert Hall celebrates its 150th anniversary. With photographs taken during the unnatural quiet of lockdown, John Goodall looks at the remarkable story behind the creation of this world-famous venue. Photographs by Will Pryce. At noon on Wednesday, March 29, 1871, Queen Victoria set off in a royal cavalcade of nine closed carriages from Buckingham Palace for the official opening of the Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences in South Kensington. Undeterred by a...

Campaigners fight to save 'Welsh Versailles' from further ruin Friends of Kinmel Hall want Conwy Council to step in to help preserve the historic building Kinmel Hall near St George, Abergele. Image: UGC (Image: UGC) Sign up to our free newsletter for the top North Wales stories sent straight to your e-mail Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up now! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more ...

Hidden in an abandoned Oldham church, the work of 'dazzling beauty' national campaigners are fighting to save Made up of painted fresco and mosaic, it depicts the figure of Christ in golds and tans against a dark blue cross and gold mandorla Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Click here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. O...