Brighton's i360 reopens with new owners after two-month closure
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Katy Docherty-Warren, BBC News, South East

  
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The i360 reopened its viewing pod after it closed suddenly in December

Brighton's i360 is back up and running two months after it closed amid financial problems. The tourist attraction was bought over by Nightcap Ltd in February after Brighton & Hove City Council wiped the i360's £51m debt. Sarah Willingham, Nightcap Ltd founder and CEO, opened the tower's pod, gift shop and cafe at 11:00 GMT on Saturday but said there is more to come. Former Dragons Den judge Mrs Willingham told  ahead of the opening that she wanted the i360 to be "the heartbeat of the prom".

  
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Former Dragons Den judge Sarah Willingham's company has signed a 115-year lease on the venue

  
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The i360 closed in December 2024 a month after going into administration

A pre-booked ticket for an adult over 16 will remain at £18.50 but the attraction has introduced £5 tickets for adults and £2.50 for children who live in BN1, BN2, BN3 and BN41 postcodes. A bar on the site is due to open in the summer, says Nightcap Ltd, and there will be further refurbishments. Mrs Willingham said: "This is very much a phased opening."

The original owners of the 531ft (162m) tower, which opened in August 2016, , making 109 staff redundant the week before Christmas. In order to secure a sale Brighton & Hove City Council announced in January .

Brighton local Sarah Willingham's firm took over the tower in February in a deal which will see .

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