A FORMER nightclub is to reopen as a town centre amusement arcade.

Owner Mike Gibbons was given permission by Tendring Council to convert the Basement nightclub, in Kingsway, Dovercourt, into a family entertainment centre in August last year.

Works have been under way to install £250,000 of equipment and games machines on the ground floor of the property.

There will also be children’s rides, slot machines and a two-lane 40ft bowling alley.

The grand opening is set to happen in March.

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