A famous former Teesside nightclub has been bought by Stockton Council along with an adjoining post office for around £600,000.
Glam, in Stockton town centre, shut its doors in June 2013 after suffering a slump in trading.
The High Street venue has a long history as a popular nightspot, previously known as Zanzibar and The Mall.
The freehold of the club was being offered for sale for £500,000 in January by Christie & Co, who described the sale as a “redevelopment opportunity”.
Stockton Council have today confirmed the purchase of the club and the empty former post office building for a price for around £600,000.
The authority has made the move as part of its £38m regeneration of the High Street, but as yet no decision has been made as to the future of the buildings - including whether they will be demolished.
The club was the town’s Odeon cinema in the 1970s. The cinema closed in 1981 and the building stood empty for several years.
It then turned in popular venue The Mall before becoming Visage, Zanzibar and then later Glam.
A galaxy of stars and popular DJs have performed at the popular nightspot which has seen many transformations in its history.
Take That caused hysteria at the club in 1992, when it was known as The Mall, performing their single, It Only Takes a Minute. At the time the single was number nine in the charts.
X Factor stars including Rebecca Ferguson, The Risk, Kitty Brucknell, as well as famous DJs including Judge Jules and Lisa Lashes, have all graced the stage of the nightclub.
PJ and Duncan - better known as Ant and Dec - came to the club back in 1994 as part of a roadshow.
It first opened as a nightclub in 1987 when original owner, Jarved Ahmed, bought the property for £50,000 from the Rank Organisation.
After six years of work and planning, the first phase of the £3-£4m transformation was unveiled in the spring of 1987.
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