IT has been a long time coming, but the Teignmouth Pavilions is due to open next month.

The £5 million replacement for the Carlton Theatre on the seafront has taken nearly a year to build and the internal fittings are being completed.

The first events in the multi-purpose building will start on March 3 with the movie The Danish Girl, beginning a month of films which have stormed the Academy Awards and Oscars.

Pavilions trust chairman Margaret Davidson said: ‘Although Pavilions will fully open in April, we are really keen to give local people a taste of what is to come by starting our cinema nights early.

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