Controversy over Kingston Bingo development

Local businesses and residents are up-in-arms following the alleged sale of a former Gala Bingo hall in Richmond Road, Kingston. The site had been on the market with various agents since late 2009, at an asking price in the region of £2,250,000. Although some agents have still got the old hall on their books it has been reportedly sold by one of them, and with the economic climate still in recession we’re sure that the price was a lot more favourable than when it was first listed.

The new owners are apparently looking into converting the bingo hall into a nightclub much to the dismay of local residents, who have joined with businesses in the Canbury Ward area to show their opposition by creating and signing up to an online petition on the council’s website. They believe that there will be problems with excessive noise and potential trouble, particularly in the early hours when the club would be closing, leading to a large number of night clubbers hitting the streets at the same time.

A local resident in the area commented: I think that everyone should support this as it’s not just Canbury residents that will suffer. Kingston has been lucky so far in that the very large chain pubs haven’t yet taken over the town centre, other than the Kings Tunn. We already have two very large clubs and a third would change the nature of the town centre for the worse.

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3. Bingo Club to be demolished by Aldi
4. Bingo club closes in Wellingborough
5. Controversial plans for Bingo Club dropped