A MAJOR American merchant bank was named as a potential backer of the £300million "Zeri" project - which was set to transform East Lancashire into the Disney-style capital of Europe.
Securities Pacific, the fifth largest bank in America, was identified as one of the backers for the huge scheme on the Huncoat power station site.
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