No lease has been signed for return of a cinema to Catford – seven months after Lewisham Council announced an independent operator would be taking over the site. Castle Cinema was identified as the new operator of the old Catford Mews site in February, less than three months before the council elections. But while negotiations […]
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Castle Cinema to reopen Catford Mews site 15 months after closure
An independent cinema operator from Hackney is to take over the former Catford Mews site – 15 months after the previous operator was evicted over rent arrears. Castle Cinema will take over the site at 32 Winslade Way in the Catford shopping centre, which will now be known as Castle Catford. The site was previously […]
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Squatters take over closed Catford Mews cinema
Squatters have taken over the closed-down Catford Mews cinema, five months after it closed suddenly after a row over unpaid rent. The venue has been empty since late October after Really Local Group, the company that operated the cinema, was thrown out by the Lewisham Council-owned company that owns the site in a row over […]
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Catford Mews owner owed Lewisham Council £387,000 when firm closed
The company that ran the Catford Mews cinema owed Lewisham Council £387,000 when it entered liquidation, official documents reveal. Really Local Group (Catford Mews) Ltd also owed staff over £56,000 – a figure that could rise as it does not take into account those who were on zero-hours contracts. The cinema was a lynchpin of […]
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We want to return to Lewisham, Catford Mews operator says as firm liquidated
The operator of the closed-down Catford Mews cinema has been liquidated, but the businessman behind the venture hopes to open up again in a nearby location. Really Local Group (Catford Mews) Ltd was placed in liquidation at 2pm on Wednesday, four months after its landlord, a Lewisham Council company, repossessed the building saying it had […]
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Sidcup Storyteller cinema to stay open after Catford Mews firm pulls out
The company behind the ill-fated Catford Mews cinema has withdrawn from a second venue in southeast London – but the Sidcup Storyteller is staying open. Catford Mews closed in October after Really Local Group (RLG) was thrown out by its landlord, a Lewisham Council company charged with redeveloping the town centre. The closure led to […]
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Potential tenants are hoping to reopen Catford Mews, Lewisham Council says
Potential tenants are coming forward to take on Catford Mews, two weeks after the sudden closure of the cinema and community hub, according to Lewisham Council. The doors were locked at the borough’s only cinema after a row over unpaid rent between its operator, Really Local Group, and the council, which owns the building through […]
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You’re trying to destroy us, Catford Mews firm tells Lewisham Council
The company behind Catford Mews has blamed Lewisham Council for the closure of the cinema – accusing its management firm of not maintaining the building properly and even blocking phone calls about the venue’s future. Really Local Group (RLG) was evicted from Catford Mews on Tuesday after Lewisham said the company had run up over […]
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