'This government is off-loading its problems and refusing to pick up the bill'

Stockport council has invested £300,000 in work to reopen the building

A government minister has ruled out extra funding to help sort RAAC issues at the Forum Theatre in Romiley, Stockport.

Campaigners from Free the Forum - a group working to get the theatre reopened - have been putting pressure on the town hall to complete the required work so performances can safely resume in the building.Coun Smart said: “RAAC is a national issue, and all we wanted was for the government to pick up their fair share of the bill. I identified the funding that Stockport council have used to plug the gap and fund the first phase of works.

Coun Singleton added: “We’re very disappointed in the lack of government support - not just for Romiley but for theatres and leisure venues up and down the country.

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