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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Anahita Hossein-Pour

Council to write off £51m debt from seafront tourist attraction to ensure sale

An aerial photograph of the tower in Brighton in 2016 (Steve Parsons/PA) - (PA Archive)

A council has agreed to write off a £51 million debt owed by a seafront tourist attraction so that it can be sold and get back in business.

Brighton and Hove City Council leaders expressed their anger at the move, but accepted it was the best option for the city, and that an amount of revenue and business rates would help with the financial fallout.

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