North West Leicestershire District Council leader Richard Blunt has admitted 'confidential' talks have begun over bringing a new cinema to Coalville.

Cllr Blunt was quizzed at last week's meeting of the Cabinet - and said a potential venue was in the pipeline.

The town is undergoing a council regeneration programme and the possibility of a new cinema has been under discussion for some time.

Coalville has not had a cinema since the demise of the old Rex 1 and 2 in town.

But Cllr Blunt said: "We are in discussions on the possibility of a cinema, but it's highly confidential and highly commercial.

"I'm unable to share.

"It's a big investment, as you can imagine, and certain things are confidential - the numbers are challenging.

"More allowances will come but only when I have approval from the private sector partners I'm working with.

"You can understand that if I spoke too soon and they went away, I'd been doing a disservice to Coalville.

"It's the one part of the jigsaw I'd like to put away, it's a big No1 priority for me.

"And that's not for the election by the way - something I can put on my leaflet.

"I don't do it to win future votes."