The future of Eastbourne Pier is being monitored closely after a company linked to the owner was put into compulsory liquidation, Eastbourne Borough Council has said.
The authority said the attraction was “iconic and much-loved” and its priority was to try to ensure it stays open for residents, visitors and businesses.
Sheikh Abid Gulzar bought the pier in 2015 and is the only director of Lions Pier Limited, which Companies House records show is in liquidation, external.
He is due to go on trial in November after pleading not guilty to 10 counts of fraud totalling £150,000 relating to water bills at hotels in East Sussex. The BBC has approached Sheikh Abid Gulzar for comment.
In a statement, the council said the pier was “an iconic and…