Full list of Cineworld cinemas shutting for good today - with more closures to come

Cineworld is permanently closing its Swindon Regent Circus, Glasgow Parkhead and Bedford branches contiguous - past connected October 13, its Yate and Loughborough sites volition besides cease trading

Cineworld is closing 3 branches contiguous - with 2 much sites acceptable to besides unopen their doors for bully successful the coming days.

The cinema concatenation is permanently closing its Swindon Regent Circus, Glasgow Parkhead and Bedford branches contiguous - past connected October 13, its Yate and Loughborough sites volition besides cease trading. The closures were announced backmost successful July and primitively included Cineworld Hinckley, which volition present stay open.

These branches could not officially beryllium confirmed for closure until a High Court approved a restructuring program this week. Cine-UK Ltd, Cineworld Cinemas Ltd, Cineworld Cinema Properties Ltd and Cineworld Estates Ltd, which are parts of the UK limb of Cineworld, were astatine hazard of collapsing if the restructure had not been fixed the greenish light.

The 4 companies, which tally 101 sites and employment 4,401 staff, signifier portion of a wider radical which operates cinemas successful 10 countries, including the US nether the Regal Cinemas brand. The support means £16million of caller backing volition beryllium released from the genitor company, with further funds of up to £35million besides to beryllium made available.

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The leases of immoderate sites volition besides beryllium renegotiated to little its rental measure - but the 5 sites that are closing were deemed to beryllium “commercially unviable” to support open. Cineworld was deed hard by falling income during the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns - connected apical of this, it continues to look added unit of having to vie with streaming services.

Tom Smith KC, the barrister for the 4 companies progressive successful the tribunal case, said they were besides “severely adversely impacted” by strikes by surface actors and writers past year. The Crown Estate and chap landlord Tritax had tried to situation the rent reductions, citing breaches of a 2023 agreement.

The 2 bodies said that agreements past twelvemonth prevented the leases from being renegotiated. But successful a 31-page judgment, Mr Justice Miles said the renegotiations past twelvemonth “did not execute what was needed to stave disconnected the cashflow shortfall these companies present face” and that they “now look imminent administration, absent the plans”.

Following the ruling, a Cineworld spokesperson said: “We are pleased that the tribunal has approved our restructuring plan. This volition alteration america to re-set the concern for the semipermanent and guarantee a sustainable aboriginal for Cineworld successful the UK.”

Full database of Cineworld cinemas closing for good

• Glasgow Parkhead (closing October 6)
• Bedford (closing October 6)
• Swindon Regent Circus (closing October 6)
• Loughborough (closing October 13)
• Yate (closing October 13)

Cineworld antecedently said it would effort to find alternate roles astatine adjacent sites for unit who are affected by the closures today.