Light Entertainment News: Blackpool's Jenks closes
... Blackpool's Jenks closes BLACKPOOL'S only independent music venue has closed. Jenks Bar, on North Promenade, opposite the Metropole Hotel, has shut up shop after negotiations to renew its lease collapsed, says operator Trevor Robbins. Originally scheduled to open in December 1 989 on a short term nine month lease, with the option on a longer stay, a series of setbacks delayed the venue's ...