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Article: pounds 160k payout as fun park owners settle law suit; Sefton claimed damage to key resort site.
- Article from:
- Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
- Article date:
- April 9, 2009
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Byline: BENS CHOFIELD
THE owners of Blackpool Pleasure Beach were forced to pay out pounds 160,000 to a Merseyside council to avoid a High Court showdown, the Daily Post has learned.
The theme park operator was accused of ransacking a funfair after selling it to the borough.
Sefton Council sued Pleasureland Ltd, after claiming the Southport amusement park was left in a "dangerous" condition by the for mer owners.
The six-figure payout was agreed after the two sides went into mediation in January. It is understood Pleasureland Ltd did not accept liability for the damage.
The firm sold the site, on Princes Park, Southport, to ...