Reading through the online newspapers today, i came across a story in the Hounslow Chronicle that did not set our land based bingo halls in a very good light.
The article written by Chris Donkin pretty much slags off the whole bingo experience. Such comments as ” I spent my Thursday evening in a brightly lit, [...]
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Where To Play Bingo, is being re-launched today to help promote local bingo halls in the UK online.
The aim of the site is to promote land based bingo halls in the UK to encourage people to give it a try by helping to find their local halls and combine visiting clubs with their on line bingo [...]
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The Beacon Bingo Hall in Cricklewood has been victim of an electrical fire that has left minor damage to the building.
The fire is believed to have started following an electrical fault causing the fire to break out in the middle of the night. Fire fighters were called to the scene at around 3am on September 13th.
The blaze was said [...]
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An old bingo hall in Luckwell Road, Bedminster that has been used as a children’s play centre is back up for rent again.
This has come following news that the city council took the previous tenants, ABC Zoo Ltd, to court amiss fears of them being in breach of health and safety laws and were later charged with this offense.
The former [...]
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A security guard has been shot in a robbery at the Gala Bingo club in Walsgrave, Coventry.
The 25-year old was shot in the leg when four masked men raided the club at 10.45pm on Sunday night. The men burst into the club at closing time armed with a gun in an attempt to steal the days takings. The security guard [...]
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A Leisure Club in Wolverhampton, that has been hosting bingo games for elderly locals for over 16 years, has been broken into four times in less than a week. The most recent break-in the thieves stole audio and amp equipment as well as beer and spirits from the bar.
The players enjoyed a weekly session of bingo at the community [...]
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A bingo hallin Tuckswood, Norwich, has apologised after refusing to let an ill man use its toilets.
Ian Mann, 40, suffers from ulcerative colitis, a condition which makes him need to use the toilet frequently. Working as a taxi driver, Mr Mann dropped a customer off at Mecca Bingo on Sunday evening at All Saints Green in the [...]
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A Barrhead bingo hall that has been found to contain asbestos has been marked for demolition by the local council.
The asbestos was found when the building was vandalised and set on fire. Since then specialists have submitted plans for how they will remove the asbestos from the building and complete the demolition.
The building had served as a [...]
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