A NINE-SCREEN cinema will be built on the roof of the Alhambra after planning permission was approved.

Councillors called the scheme a 'welcome investment' and said it would see fewer people leaving the town to go to the cinema.

The plans also include space for six restaurants - the Alhambra has yet to confirm what they will be.

** The full story is in the Barnsley Chronicle, dated November 21. **