Troubled Asian eatery's Blackburn premises to be taken over by northern curry chain Akbar’s
The former Blakey’s Bar at the side of King Georges Hall in Blackburn was occupied by EastzEast Restaurant BB Ltd, which went into liquidation owing venue’s owners darwen-council>Blackburn with Darwen Council £50,000. It shut in September after a possession order was placed upon it..
He said: “I have a great news story in terms of the development of our town centre. We are in quite advanced talks with a restaurant chain Akbar’s to bring them to Blackburn and I’m hopeful in the next weeks that we will be able to sign that deal off and that they will be occupying the old Blakey’s site.
His Conservative shadow Cllr Paul Marrow said: “It’s great news someone is coming in to take over the old EastzEast but can you assure us that you are actually going to put a lease in place – a robust one because that place does have a reputation for not having the best leases?”After the meeting he said: ““Akbar’s coming to town would be a huge coup. They’re renowned for offering quality Indian cuisine with busy restaurants in major cities right across the country.
“Our town centres will see substantial investment in the coming years and central to that is our bid to develop a really strong cultural offer too. We have a great story to tell here in our borough and it’d be fantastic to have Akbar’s be part of that.”
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