Torbay Council, Arts Council England and Paignton Picture House Trust is working together to deliver the full restoration of Paignton Picture House in line with the Paignton Town Centre Masterplan ...

A final fundraising drive is underway to restore an historic cinema in Devon. The Grade II-listed Paignton Picture House dates back to 1914 and was said to be Agatha Christie’s favourite cinema.

The Paignton Picture House Trust said about £1.4m was still needed to complete the last phase of the £7m restoration project.

An artist's impression of the restored picture house in Paignton A final fundraising push is under way to restore a cinema in Devon said to be Agatha Christie's favourite. The Grade II-listed ...

Hugely controversial changes to pedestrianise Torbay Road in Paignton are finally being reverted back to its original layout following mass opposition to the trial. It is estimated that the trial has ...

Once booming UK seaside town furious locals say has turned into a ‘complete s***hole' Locals have slammed the loss of local business as the reason for Paignton's steady decline.

Picturehouse film programmer Freyja Pakarinen at the new six-screen Chester Picturehouse Cinema (Image: CheshireLive) "It's like a clean slate designing this as it's a new building. People coming here ...

People in Paignton have given a resounding thumbs-up to new plans which could see one of the town’s best-loved buildings being brought back to life. The Paignton Picture House in Torbay Road, which ...

The Paignton Picture House in Torbay Road, which claims to be Agatha Christie’s favourite cinema, is one of the oldest purpose-built movie theatres in Europe. Now new plans submitted to Torbay Council ...

Plans for a series of improvement works designed to breathe life into Paignton Picture House have been submitted. The venue opened to the public in 1914 and continued in use as a cinema until 1999.

The Paignton Picture House opened its doors in 1914, and is reputed to be one of the world's oldest surviving cinemas, built before the word "cinema" even existed. What is the history of this ...