The demise of a Black Country landmark in the Dudley Hippodrome has stirred wistful memories in Black Country residents, as well as "terror to think history has been wiped away".
Shares in Cineworld slipped lower on Wednesday afternoon after the collapsed talks were confirmed in regulatory filings.
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