Sefton Council decline to comment on The Bliss Hotel in Southport going into administration

With the news today that the Bliss Hotel on the Promenade in Southport has gone into administration Sefton Council was asked to comment on the situation.

The Council have declined to comment.

This seems strange as the Council has massive plans to create The Southport Events Centre on the same site.

The planned £73m centre, which includes a lakeside sound and light show attraction, is key to the Liverpool City Region business and tourist economy.

It is expected to create 200 jobs and bring more than half a million more visitors to the town each year, spending an estimated £12.2m.

Commenting recently the Council said...

As the largest investment project included within the Southport Town Deal, the Marine Lake Events Centre will provide Southport with an incredible events space with state-of-the-art facilities to attract a wide range of different types of entertainment events and audiences to Southport.

“We believe that attractions such as this will create a genuinely unique visitor experience and will only serve to strengthen our visitor economy.”

Councillor Janette Williamson, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Portfolio Holder for Inclusive Economy and Third Sector, said:

“Sefton Council has really exciting plans for Southport, to help restore this classic English seaside resort to its former glory. At the heart of those plans is a replacement for the Southport Theatre and Convention Centre.  Our funding would help unlock that development, creating hundreds of jobs and attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors to the town every year.”