Whether it's celebrating people, sharing issues or discussing latest news, our newsletter covers all things from Bootle to Southport, and everywhere in between. The Sefton Live newsletter will bring you news from across the borough in a way you’ve never had it before. More than 2,000 people joined a campaign calling on the council to save the theatre and Floral Hall, but a report prepared ahead of next week’s council meeting suggests they have not succeeded. The STCC closed during the first lockdown and has remained shut since then after operators Bliss went bust in May 202 0, handing the keys back to owners Sefton Council. In light of the cost of reopening the STCC and plans to replace it with a brand new events centre in the near future, Sefton’s cabinet is expected to vote against a short-term reopening of the facility at its meeting next Thursday (June 24). READ MORE: Surf beach, four star hotel and spa among ambitious plans to transform Southport Repairs are expected to cost £550,000 and even then would only bring the building up to the minimum standard, requiring Sefton Council to spend even more to subsidise the STCC as it is unlikely to cover its running costs. The Southport Theatre and Convention Centre (STCC) requires extensive work to allow it to reopen even in the short term, including repairs to the theatre’s crumbling ceiling and upgrading its electrical systems. Southport’s theatre and convention centre is unlikely to ever reopen after its operators went bust during the pandemic, a council report has revealed.
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