October-December
Local employer British Aerospace faced being charged with bribery after paying out millions of pounds to win contracts in foreign countries. Tears were flowing from staff as Pontins closed its doors: it’s fate unknown but a housing development is expected.
But fear not! A mind-boggling proposal to build a ski dome on central car park was proposed and amidst a conference of buzzwords and bullshit the site was signed over to a developer to perform preliminary legwork to determine feasibility.

