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Pier Newslinks Archive
 
  ABERYSTWYTH
Nov 2010 - Starlings come home to roost under the pier
 
  BANGOR GARTH
Mar 2010 - Pier features in Wildlife Trust Spring walks
Feb 2010 - Volunteer urges more council support for pier
Dec 2009 - Anger as pier toilets close for the winter
Oct 2009 - Marine Awareness kiosk needs new recruits
 
  BEAUMARIS
Mar 2011 - Beaumaris pier's £2m facelift begins
Nov 2010 - Pier refurbishment plans go on display
Oct 2010 - Fears of illegal fishing at Beaumaris
Aug 2010 - Pier refurbishment plans passed by council
Mar 2010 - Plans announced for pier development
   
  BLACKPOOL CENTRAL
July 2009 - Safety Probe into Crazy Frog ride
   
  BLACKPOOL NORTH
Apr 2011 - Blackpool's North Pier buyer's pledge to wife
Apr 2011 - Blackpool North Pier sold to Big Wheel owner
August 2009 - Ghost tour of the North Pier
   
  BLACKPOOL SOUTH
Jul 2010 - Plans submitted for new South Pier Centre
August 2009 - Evacuation at Blackpool South Pier
   
  BOGNOR REGIS
Aug 2010 - Bognor Birdman update
Jul 2010 - Birdmen will fly again in Bognor this year
Jun 2010 - HMS St Barbara Commemoration June 27 2010
May 2010 - City to Sea 2010 workshop June 11-13 at Bognor
Apr 2010 - Protests over pier nightclub opening hours
Aug 2009 - Bognor & Worthing dispute over Birdman Rally
   
  BOSCOMBE
Apr 2011 - Boscombe land train begins its extended route
Apr 2011 - Land train adds Boscombe centre to its route
Mar 2011 - Privatise town's piers, says Bournemouth councillor
Oct 2010 - Boscombe to have a Party on the Pier
Aug 2010 - Surfers' memorial bench on pier unveiled
Jun 2010 - Emergency repairs for Boscombe Pier head
Mar 2010 - Boscombe voted best among its 'piers'
Mar 2010 - Boscombe wins Pier of the Year
Nov 2009 - Surf Reef officially opened
Oct 2009 - Surf Reef needs time to prove itself
Aug 2009 - Final phase of articial reef gets underway
   
  BOURNEMOUTH
May 2011 - Campaign launched to save Pier Theatre
May 2011 - Final curtain for Bournemouth's Pier Theatre
Apr 2011 - Bournemouth Pier in starring role on BBC Breakfast
Mar 2011 - Privatise town's piers, says Bournemouth councillor
Mar 2011 - Bournemouth beach historic cliff lifts to open early
Feb 2011 - 'Belles' will not return to Bournemouth Pier
Nov 2010 - Simulator ride to disappear from front of pier
Oct 2010 - Bournemouth Pier's mystery new attraction?
Sep 2010 - Engineering work on Pier gets under way
Aug 2010 - Dramatic start to Air Festival on the pier
Apr 2010 - Replacement planned for IMAX near pier
Apr 2010 - Pier Easter Bonnet Parade a great success
Oct 2009 - New pier attractions were deemed impractical
Oct 2009 - Major action plan for seafront is approved
Oct 2009 - Bournemouth council to revamp its seafront sites
July 2009 - 1200 take part in Pier to Pier swim
   
  BRIGHTON PALACE
Mar 2011 - Pier links with College's employment service
Feb 2011 - Pier repair work to start this summer
Nov 2010 - Poor business causes pier to close early
Nov 2010 - Kite-surfer leaps over Brighton Pier
Aug 2010 - Five hour siege at Brighton Palace Pier
Jun 2010 - Brighton tipped to become UK's premier resort
Dec 2009 - December sing-along afternoons on pier
Sep 2009 - 110 year Anniversary Celebrations
   
  BRIGHTON WEST
Jan 2011 - Pieces of Brighton's West Pier up for sale
Sep 2010 - Time is running out for the Brighton i360
May 2010 - Surfers warned over Pier wreckage
Feb 2010 - Spectacular laser show lights up the pier
Feb 2010 - Pier concert hall removed for i360 tower
Nov 2009 - Starlings show on display over Brighton Pier
   
  BURNHAM-ON-SEA
Mar 2011 - Pier celebrates start of British Tourism Week
Feb 2011 - Pier to host party to launch British Tourism Week
   
  CLACTON
Mar 2011 - Pier to pier walk hailed a success
Mar 2011 - Party on the Pier for Tourism Week
   
  CLEETHORPES
Nov 2010 - Pier to re-open after £200K refurbishment
Aug 2010 - Netting under pier to be removed after complaint
Jun 2010 - Sold signs go up on Cleethorpes Pier
Jun 2010 - Deal saves historic Cleethorpes pier from ruin
Feb 2010 - Potential investors for Cleethorpes Pier
Feb 2010 - Cleethorpes Pier in receivership
   
  CLEVEDON
Apr 2011 - Clevedon Pier £1m visitor centre plan approved
Apr 2011 - D-Day for pier and hospital plans
Nov 2010 - Pier visitor centre planned as part of hotel scheme
Nov 2010 - Major plans submitted for pier and hotel
Nov 2010 - Brass plaques inspire Clevedon Pier play
Oct 2010 - Pier-inspired work makes stage debut
Sep 2010 - Clevedon Pier made famous in movie poster
Jun 2010 - Waverley sails from Clevedon for D-Day service
Apr 2010 - Fundraiser event to go on despite revamp delays
Mar 2010 - Clevedon Pier manager welcomes Google
Mar 2010 - Seafront railings to be made taller and safer
Feb 2010 - Video footage of 1990 storm now available
Jan 2010 - Big Bertha visits Clevedon Pier
Jan 2010 - New Life to be breathed into Royal Pier Hotel
Jan 2010 - Pier Mistress joins in New Year's Day swim
Dec 2009 - Royal Pier Hotel to be sold at auction
Dec 2009 - Protection Notice served on Royal Pier Hotel
   
  COLWYN BAY VICTORIA
May 2011 - Fresh hope for the future of Colwyn Bay pier
May 2011 - Conwy council to try to buy Colwyn Bay pier
Apr 2011 - Closed-door meeting to decide pier's future
Mar 2011 - Angry reaction to call for pier demolition
Mar 2011 - New calls for Victoria Pier to be demolished
Feb 2011 - Welsh Assembly minister visit to Victoria Pier
Jan 2011 - Pier Pressure Group has ambitious plans
Dec 2010 - Council could provide kicstart funding for pier
Nov 2010 - FOI campaigners angry with Conwy Council
Oct 2010 - £5.5m required to renovate Colwyn Bay Pier
Oct 2010 - Fears for safety of Colwyn Bay Pier
Jun 2010 - Pieces of Colwyn Bay pier 'falling into the sea'
May 2010 - Re-elected MP pledges continued support for pier
Mar 2010 - 300 people back group set up to save the pier
Mar 2010 - Public support at meeting to save the pier
Mar 2010 - Pier repairs could fall on taxpayers
Feb 2010 - Structural survey of pier to be carried out
Feb 2010 - MP pledges new public meeting on pier's future
Feb 2010 - Q&A Session with pier owner Steve Hunt
Jan 2010 - Businesses and residents pledge support for pier
Jan 2010 - Public back restoration of Colwyn Bay Pier
Jan 2010 - Hundreds join fight to save Colwyn Bay Pier
Jan 2010 - Sell-out attendance expected for pier meeting
Jan 2010 - Plea for NPower Renewables to save the pier
Dec 2009 - Hopes that pier could become a 'turbine centre'
August 2009 - Is it too late to save the pier
July 2009 - Pier owner's anger at bankruptcy
July 2009 - Colwyn Bay Pier reported as dangerous
   
  CROMER
Mar 2011 - Cromer claims world conga record
Feb 2011 - Cromer’s conga world-record bid
Feb 2011 - Makeover hopes for Cromer prom
Jan 2011 - Pier New Year fireworks light up the town
Sep 2010 - Cromer Seaside Special audiences down
Jun 2010 - Bollywood glamour comes to Cromer pier
Jun 2010 - £6.2M work needed on Cromer sea walls
Apr 2010 - Cromer Pier management change
   
  DEAL
Dec 2009 - 'Streetlight Storm' new art work on Deal Pier
Sept 2009 - Pier Cafe nominated for another award
   
  DUNOON
May 2010 - Local community to be consulted on pier's future
   
  EASTBOURNE
Feb 2011 - Charity event to kick off British Tourism Week
Jul 2010 - Eastbourne Pier unveils new Ocean Suite
May 2010 - Pier redevelopment gets under way
Oct 2009 - Eastbourne Pier hosts Brighton Rock remake
Oct 2009 - Sale is off as Pier draws more visitors
Sept 2009 - Eastbourne Pier withdrawn from market
   
  FALMOUTH
Sep 2010 - Pier to be more involved in 2011 Falmouth Week
   
  GRAVESEND TOWN
Nov 2009 - Gravesend’s pier and restaurant to reopen on 7th
   
  HARWICH HA'PENNY
Oct 2009 - Annual Sea Shanty Festival on the Ha'penny Pier
   
  HASTINGS
May 2011 - CPS criticised over Pier arson investigation
May 2011 - Consultation calls for ideas on future of the pier
May 2011 - Business back bid to reopen Hastings pier
May 2011 - Lottery development funding awarded for pier
Apr 2011 - Pier arson suspects to face no charges
Apr 2011 - NPL use pioneering survey technique at Hastings
Apr 2011 - Pier arson suspects bailed again
Mar 2011 - Lottery fund visit to Hastings Pier 'a success'
Feb 2011 - Frustration as pier arson suspects re-bailed again
Feb 2011 - Comic backs campaign to save Hastings Pier
Feb 2011 - Coast's Great Pier Promenade to save the pier
Jan 2011 - DRMM wins Hastings Pier competition
Jan 2011 - How to get your community project off the ground
Jan 2011 - Musicians release CD for Hastings Pier fund
Jan 2011 - Supermarket hands over £1000 to the Pier Trust
Jan 2011 - Asbestos clean-up and security costs
Dec 2010 - Stark close-up of pier fire damage
Dec 2010 - The battle for Hastings Pier continues
Dec 2010 - Fresh optimism and challenges for Hastings Pier
Dec 2010 - Six practices shortlisted for redesign of pier
Nov 2010 - Trust urges donate only to bona-fide collectors
Nov 2010 - CD of local talent supports pier campaign
Nov 2010 - Pier campaign gathers pace as locals dig deep
Nov 2010 - Hastings Pier Trust is pushing on with pier plans
Nov 2010 - Hastings pier is not being demolished
Oct 2010 - Competition for pier regeneration re-launched
Oct 2010 - Part of Hastings Pier to be demolished
Oct 2010 - Debris still falling from Hastings Pier after fire
Oct 2010 - Pier fire extinguished after four days
Oct 2010 - Campaigners fight to save Hastings Pier
Oct 2010 - Second fire breaks out on Hastings Pier
Oct 2010 - Dog-walker 'grabbed Hastings Pier arson suspect'
Oct 2010 - Devastating fire destroys much of Hastings Pier
Sep 2010 - RIBA launches Hastings Pier design competition
Jul 2010 - Compulsory purchase order agreed by Council
Jun 2010 - Council to buy Pier by compulsory purchase
Jun 2010 - Save the Pier posters for every Observer reader
Apr 2010 - Retro posters on sale to help Hastings Pier
Apr 2010 - Flaws highlighted in community ownership policy
Apr 2010 - Minister's visit boosts bid to save pier
Mar 2010 - Good news at last for Hastings Pier
Jan 2010 - Hastings Observer asks if it's time to give up.
Dec 2009 - Political consensus for backing Pier restoration
Nov 2009 - HPWRT response to Hastings BC press release
Nov 2009 - Hastings BC press release on future of the pier
Oct 2009 - Councillors divided over battle to save pier
Sep 2009 - Hastings Pier now ranked most at risk
Aug 2009 - The Observer petition to save the pier
Aug 2009 - Pier Trust hatches plan to save the pier
   
  HERNE BAY
Apr 2011 - Pier Trust creates gallery on the seafront
Mar 2011 - Thousands put their skates on for the Pier party
Feb 2011 - Mystery lights plan to light up the old pier head
Jan 2011 - WIND farm operator pressed to help rebuild pier
Dec 2010 - Students create new vision for Herne Bay Pier
Oct 2010 - A canny way to raise cash for Herne Bay pier
Sep 2010 - Pier sports pavilion condemned.
August 2009 - Annual pier crab catching competition
   
  LLANDUDNO
Apr 2011 - Pier sells limited edition Royal Wedding rock
Sep 2010 - Seaside museum idea for derelict pavilion
Sep 2010 - £300,000 cost to return steamers to Llandudno
Sep 2010 - Llandudno Pier closed by high winds
Apr 2010 - Teddy Toddle sponsored walk on Llandudno Pier
Mar 2010 - Tour Britannia rally comes to Llandudno.
Nov 2009 - Bad weather forces cancellation of pier fireworks
July 2009 - Row over night-time fishing on Llandudno Pier
   
  LOWESTOFT SOUTH
Sept 2009 - Man rescued below Lowestoft South Pier
   
  MUMBLES
Apr 2011 - Mumbles Pier restoration plans approved
Apr 2011 - Pier and lifeboat station plans set for approval
Mar 2011 - Pier to stay open but future still in doubt
Mar 2011 - Decision imminent on fate of Mumbles Pier
Feb 2011 - Mumbles Pier may have to be closed
Jan 2011 - Design body criticises plans for Mumbles headland
Dec 2010 - Tributes paid to original Mumbles Pier owner
Nov 2010 - Hotel 'only way' to develop Mumbles Pier
Nov 2010 - Future vision pier plans submitted to Council
Oct 2010 - Pleasure steamers could return to a restored pier
Oct 2010 - Facebook campaign backs pier development
Sep 2010 - Mumbles Pier development plans submitted
Jun 2010 - Traders welcome revamp for Mumbles Pier
Jun 2010 - Exhibition for £39m Mumbles pier revamp plan
Dec 2009 - New proposal aims to recreate Mumbles train
Oct 2009 - BBC News - Big Apple kiosk will not crumble
August 2009 - BBC News reports fears for Mumbles 'Big Apple'
June 2009 - Development Framework adopted by Council
   
  PAIGNTON
Nov 2009 - Dispute over closure of Paignton Esplanade
   
  PENARTH
May 2011 - Penarth pier pavilion wins £1.68m lottery grant
May 2011 - Pavilion grant decision day nears
Mar 2011 - Penarth pier to be celebrated by party
Mar 2011 - Planning permission granted for Pavilion project
Mar 2011 - £3.9m Penarth Pier plans await approval
Feb 2011 - Boxing Club decision may affect Pavilion project
Dec 2010 - Young volunteers step back to wartime Penarth
Nov 2010 - Pier Pavilion plan boosted by grant
Oct 2010 - December Ball to end Marina Ballroom Project
Oct 2010 - Gala Dinner to raise funds for Pavilion Project
Oct 2010 - Sunday Breakfast Club to support Pavilion Project
Jul 2010 - Gallery to host party for Pier Pavilion project
Jul 2010 - Primary school pupils helping to make it happen
Jul 2010 - Surveyors appointed for new Pavilion scheme
Jun 2010 - Tourist Information Centre may move from pier
Jun 2010 - New ferry service delayed until 2011
Jun 2010 - Success for Penarth Pavilion's Gymnastics Club!
May 2010 - Ilfracombe ferry service plan gets green light
Apr 2010 - Penarth-Ilfracombe ferry service plan
May 2010 - Ilfracombe ferry service plan gets green light
Apr 2010 - Penarth-Ilfracombe ferry service plan
Apr 2010 - Gym club hopes to vacate Pier Pavilion
Feb 2010 - Pier Pavilion gets new design team
Feb 2010 - Pier Pavilion ballroom laced with history
Jan 2010 - Council to give further backing to Pavilion
Dec 2009 - PACL sets out the case for its HLF awards
Dec 2009 - Ffosfforescence light show comes to Penarth Pier
Nov 2009 - Call for coastal link to boost Pavilion restoration
Nov 2009 - Pavilion project awarded £99,600 HLF grant
Nov 2009 - Pier Ballroom history project gets under way
Aug 2009 Pier Project Gets Funding Boost
   
  RAMSEY QUEEN'S
Jun 2010 - Reports into Queen's Pier cost £163,000
May 2010 - Pier to stay but remain closed indefinitely
Sept 2009 - Consulting engineers to develop initial pier plans
Sept 2009 - Marine life thriving under Queen's Pier
July 2009 - National Piers Society visits Queen's Pier
   
  ROTHESAY
Feb 2009 - Minister opens Rothesay Pier
   
  RYDE
Apr 2011 - Warning to speeding drivers on Ryde Pier
Apr 2011 - Ryde Revival Party on the Pier
Mar 2011 - Pier Reopens With Speed Cameras and Toll Charge
Sep 2010 - Drivers will have to pay to use Ryde Pier
Aug 2010 - Pier closed to vehicles after failed inspection
Jan 2010 - Catamaran crashes into Ryde Pier
Oct 2009 - New Wightlink having problems
Sept 2009 - New Wightlink catamaran service introduced
   
  ST ANNES
Nov 2010 - New pier lights spearhed tourism drive
Mar 2010 - Lights to give St Annes seafront a new look
Jan 2010 - Sea freezes over at St Annes beach
Sept 2009 - Shock closure of St Annes tourism complex
   
  SALTBURN
Oct 2010 - Romantic couple praise Saltburn Pier
August 2009 - Saltburn Pier celebrated in Daily Telegraph story
June 2009 - Saltburn Pier receives Pier of the Year award
   
  SANDOWN CULVER
Nov 2009 - Sizzling spectacular off Sandown Pier
   
  SKEGNESS
Nov 2009 - Skegness Junior School model the pier
   
  SOUTHAMPTON ROYAL
Sep 2010 - Three developers on shortlist for Royal Pier
May 2010 - Developers sought for Southampton pier
Sept 2009 - New blueprint unveiled for Southampton Royal Pier and Mayflower Park
   
  SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
Jan 2011 - Pier museum seeking water leaks payout
Dec 2010 - Pier re-opened after safety repairs
Dec 2010 - Fury as pier closed until further notice
Nov 2010 - Pier plank 1000 adopted
Oct 2010 - Rossetti's mistress visits Southend Pier
Jul 2010 - Tall ships to visit in July and August
Jul 2010 - Southend Pier development ready in a year
Jun 2010 - MP wants pier in opening of 2012 Games
Apr 2010 - Floods delay re-opening of Pier Museum
Apr 2010 - Steamer trips returning to Southend Pier
Mar 2010 - Southend Pier plan set to go ahead
Feb 2010 - Palm seafront revamp set to cost £150000
Jan 2010 - MP slams decsion to pull pier funding
Dec 2009 - Boxing Day morning marathon on Southend Pier
Dec 2009 - Council rejects plan for Southend Pier
Dec 2009 - Pier temporarily closed to the public
Nov 2009 - Central role for pier in City of Culture bid
Oct 2009 - Lib Dems question pier development
Sept 2009 - First look at pier restoration and new station
Sept 2009 - Southend Pier design winner announced
Sept 2009 - Busiest August for 4 years for Southend Pier
Sept 2009 - New station signals pier revival
   
  SOUTHPORT
Jan 2011 - Lorry crashes into bridge at Southport Pier
Oct 2010 - Safety survey to be carried out on Southport Pier
Aug 2010 - Southport Pier's 150th Birthday
Aug 2010 - Southport Pier gets its own webcam
Jul 2010 - Southport Pier to celebrate its 150th birthday
Oct 2009 - Pier shut down after weather warning
   
  SOUTHSEA SOUTH PARADE
Jan 2010 - Worries over the future of the South Parade pier
   
  SOUTHWOLD
Feb 2011 - Pier owner's anger at oil transfer plan
Jan 2011 - Southwold Pier no longer for sale
Aug 2010 - Southwold cash dispensers run dry
Jul 2010 - Pier sale attracts lots of interest
Jul 2010 - Community sorrow as iconic pier put on the market
Jul 2010 - Southwold Pier is put up sale for £6m
Jun 2010 - Special day on the pier for soldiers and families
Feb 2010 - Interior designers sought for new pier hotel
Dec 2009 - Green light for new hotel on Southwold Pier
Oct 2009 - New plans for hotel at Southwold Pier
Sept 2009 - Southwold Pier owners win award
July 2009 - Opposition to Southwold Pier Plans
July 2009 - Hotel Plans for Southwold Pier
   
  SWANAGE
August 2009 - New window on undersea wildlife
   
  WALTON-ON-THE-NAZE
Mar 2010 - Woman injured in pier accident
Sept 2009 - Historic Walton lifeboat relaunched
   
  WESTON-SUPER-MARE BIRNBECK
Feb 2011 - Pier repairs not enough says NPS representative
Feb 2011 - Development plans 'delayed by economy'
Jan 2011 - Fears over pier's future
Sep 2010 - All in the dark over pier's future
Dec 2009 - Luxury hotel and apartments for Pier Hotel site
Nov 2009 - NPS claims Birnbeck Pier is in mortal danger
Sept 2009 - Future of Birnbeck to be revealed
Sept 2009 - RNLI in limbo at Birnbeck Pier
August 2009 - Birnbeck Pier sold to mystery bidder
   
  WESTON-SUPER-MARE GRAND
Feb 2011 - New £50,000 Galaxy Rider installed on the pier
Jan 2011 - Grand Pier to launch British Tourism Week
Dec 2010 - Hundreds attend carol concert on the Grand Pier
Nov 2010 - NPS award presented to the Grand Pier
Oct 2010 - Brummies put the Grand Pier back in their diary
Oct 2010 - Grand Pier finally re-opens. Hooray!
Oct 2010 - Grand Pier to host Miss Great Britain 2010
Oct 2010 - Sky News video on Grand Pier opening
Oct 2010 - Rigorous testing of Grand Pier's go-karts
Oct 2010 - Grand Pier opening date set
Oct 2010 - Grand Pier owner - Hastings blaze 'horrendous'
Sep 2010 - Pier worker rescued after falling into the sea
Aug 2010 - Weston's Pier Square project 'nearly complete'
Aug 2010 - Decking problems may delay pier opening further
Aug 2010 - Pier project firm goes into liquidation
Jul 2010 - Junor karting school to be launched on the pier
Jul 2010 - First installation of race car simulator at new Pavilion
Jul 2010 - Weston takes a pier into the future
Jun 2010 - Pier to open July after multimillion pound makeover
Jun 2010 - World first attractions for Weston Pier
Jun 2010 - Search is on for resident compere & entertainers
Jan 2010 - Stroud firm wins deal to build new pier attractions
Oct 2009 - Work begins on new pier pavilion
Oct 2009 - Weston Pier braced for Force 8 Gales
Sept 2009 - Work on Pier Pavilion goes ahead
 
  WEYMOUTH BANDSTAND
July 2009 - Weymouth seafront project in doubt
   
  WEYMOUTH PLEASURE
Sept 2009 - Weymouth pavilion scheme scrapped
July 2009 - Weymouth seafront project in doubt
   
  WORTHING
Feb 2011 - Artists and schools wanted for Party on the Pier
Aug 2010 - Birdman competition gets off to a soggy start
Nov 2009 - Kite surfers leap over Worthing Pier
Oct 2009 - Worthing Pier to host International Film Festival
Oct 2009 - Birdman's losing flight confirmed
August 2009 - Worthing Birdman 2009
July 2009 - Council double cash for Birdman event
   
 
Pier Newslinks Archive
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