PARCs to perform blue-sky investigative work, how are the frontiers of scientific exploration going to be expanded?

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Marc Etches, Leisure Parcs' managing director, says that this would go a long way towards permitting casino hotels.

ECONOMIST: Blackpool as Las Vegas

The 9, 000 acres consists of 4, 000 acres of let farmland, 4, 000 acres of woodland, which includes a Center Parcs holiday village and a further 1, 000 acres of parkland.

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Subscriber growth has been supported by a "real breakthrough" in the commercial market, with businesses including Center Parcs holiday centres and military retailer NAAFI switching from rival feeds to ITV Digital.

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Leisure Parcs, a company which owns many of the local attractions, including the famed tower and Winter Gardens, thinks the solution to Blackpool's problems is to turn it into Las Vegas.

ECONOMIST: Blackpool as Las Vegas