Aviva Studios needs millions sooner from council after 'challenging' opening

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Aviva Studios needs millions sooner from council after 'challenging' opening
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No new cash will be committed, with existing money from a ring-fenced reserve fund being 'frontloaded'

The £241m Aviva Studios arts centre now needs millions in council cash after a ‘challenging’ opening year.

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“There are issues of people now saying ‘we’d like to eat before the show but if we go to , I’m not entirely sure they’ll have a full range or they’ll be able to serve prior to the show’. The same meeting also saw Coun Sam Wheeler blast bosses for using zero-hours contracts: “This isn’t a fly-by-night organisation.

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