Last films roll at family-run Welshpool cinema
The Pola Cinema in Welshpool will be rolling the reels for the last time tonight after the family running it said it could not afford to upgrade to digital technology.
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Richard and Simon Thacker are closing the Pola saying they are being squeezed by multi-screen entertainment complexes.
They said making the switch to digital technology would have cost them £130,000.
The last films to be shown at the two screen cinema in the town centre will be Fast and Furious 6 at 7.15pm tonight and The Big Wedding at 7pm.
Richard Thacker inherited the cinema management from his father Charlie who was involved since the 1950's until his death in 2004.
