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  You may remember a most recent blog I did about Scrooges  https://juliettegregsonheritagephotographer.blogspot.com/2020/05/scrooges-closed.html Plans for new offices in Blackpool town centre move closer Town hall chiefs have revealed they are close to assembling a site for new offices to be built in Blackpool town centre. Properties have been acquired in the King Street area in preparation for phase three of the Talbot Gateway regeneration scheme. A report to the council’s executive says active negotiations are taking place “with an end user” which could lead to 20,000 square metres of office accommodation being built on a single site. Around 91 per cent of the necessary area has already been assembled, but councillors are being asked to agree for further negotiations to take place, and for preparations to be made to use compulsory purchase powers should that be necessary. The owners of Scrooges Wine Bar on Milbourne Street revealed last...

Scrooges Closed !!!!  So on social media the lovely owners posted the following 22.5.2020 The rumours are true... It is with a VERY heavy heart 💔 that we have to announce, that the award winning Scrooges Bar will not open its friendly doors again 😔 . The council have been wanting Scrooges Bar, Reform Health Club and several other land & properties we own in the town centre for redevelopment for some time now.... and a deal has finally been done.. It is always hard to walk away from a hugely successful business, but even harder to walk away from a way of life and probably losing contact with some of THE SOUNDEST CUSTOMERS any bar could ask for ❤ . Scrooges will miss you all loads. Xxx The worst thing for us is that due to Covid, we don’t get to have one last party. You don’t get to have one last mental sesh with all your mates. There will be no photographs on socials of an amazing sending off party... and that is always gonna be sad fo...