Cineworld told to sell Aberdeen, Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge cinemas 8 October 2013 Last updated at 10:12 Cinema operator Cineworld has been told it must sell one of its outlets in each of Aberdeen, Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge. The Competition Commission said it should sell the cinemas over fears its takeover of the Picturehouse chain could lead to higher prices. In Aberdeen, the commission said Cineworld must now sell a multiplex, or the Belmont, to restore competition. Cineworld bought the chain for £47.3m in December. It operates almost 80 cinemas in mainly out-of-town locations, while Picturehouse's 21 outlets tend to be smaller locations in town and city centres. Competition Commission deputy chairman Alasdair Smith, the chairman of the merger inquiry group, said: "We listened carefully to the many local filmgoers who wrote to us or signed a petition, expressing concern. We are not doing anything that we think will jeopardize the future of any of the cinemas in question. The sale of one of the cinemas in Aberdeen, Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge to a competing cinema operator will restore competition in these areas and protect customers' interests.