Cinema chain Cineworld to close 25 sites imminently

Major cinema chain Cineworld to close dozens of sites imminently (Image: Getty) Cineworld is renowned as a leading global Cinema group operating in 10; the UK, Ireland, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Israel and the US. Despite its popularity among cinema fans, the chain has announced that dozens of its 751 sites, 100 of which are in the UK, will close. It is reportedly set to close around 25 UK cinemas and axe hundreds of jobs under a new plan to save the business.

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It follows the recent closure of three sites in Newport (Wales), Runcorn (Cheshire) and Bristol. READ MORE: High street fas.