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Gosport Council Pulls Plug on Criterion Theatre Project After 'Wasting Millions of Taxpayers' Money'

Councillors said the empty former bingo hall has cost taxpayers more than £1 million and the council has no money left for the scheme.

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Gosport council has decided to sell off the former Criterion theatre - four years after buying it for £600,000

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Gosport council pulls plug on Criterion theatre project after 'wasting millions of taxpayers' money'

Gosport council has decided to sell off the former Criterion theatre - four years after buying it for £600,000

·Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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Council pulls plug on Criterion ‘money pit’ after four years

The troubled Criterion Theatre is set to be sold off by Gosport’s council, bringing the controversial four‑year saga to an end.

·Southampton, United Kingdom
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Daily Echo broke the news in Southampton, United Kingdom on Thursday, July 2, 2026.
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