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Glasgow 2014 costs increase to £454m
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Organisers forced to increase Games budget by 22 per cent from initial estimates
04 HEALTH & FITNESS
By Pete Hayman
New gym for Bisham Abbey
Uncertainty over the sale of
Burntwood plans revealed
broadcasting rights for the
Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth
06 SPORT
Games has led to an £81m
increase in the total cost of
Rose Bowl work starts
hosting the event.
SUFC plans approved
Glasgow 2014, the organis-
ing committee behind the
08 HOSPITALITY
Games, said the budget had
increased to £454m due to a D&D unveils London plans
potential defi cit facing the
Blytheswood Square opens
event after the BBC failed to
commit to the acquisition of Hampden Park will be converted to host track events during 2014
domestic broadcasting rights. 09 ATTRACTIONS
The original £373m budget £373m, while the contingency Lord Smith, chair of the 2014
£2m for Scottish gallery
for the Glasgow Games, drawn budget now stands at £60m. Organising Committee, said:
up in April 2007, had hoped to The Scottish Government will "Everyone in the organising New Clumber Park centre
offset the costs of broadcasting provide a further £39m along committee also recognises the
against income from the sale of with a £20m reserve fund, responsibilities upon us to
10 ARTS & CULTURE
domestic broadcasting rights. while £9m will come from deliver an effi cient and
Following a review of the Glasgow City Council. Organis- effective Games, minimising The Cloud plans revealed
budget, the core budget has ers hope to secure £13m the cost to the public purse in
Liverpool gallery to move
increased from £333m to through commercial deals. these diffi cult economic times."
11 PARKS & COUNTRYSIDE
Moynihan: 2012 legacy plans "not there yet"
Winter garden for Dunham
By Tom Walker factor" with short term interest New Yorkshire Dales plans
not being sustained.
Lord Moynihan, chair of the "We need a change in policy
12 PROPERTY/TENDERS
British Olympic Association, has and to engage national
called for a change in direction governing bodies, local
to ensure a lasting sporting authorities and sports clubs in 14 PROPERTY
legacy from the London 2012 order to make sure a legacy is
LCCC submits stadium plans
Olympic Games. delivered successfully," he said.
Speaking at the National "At the moment the structure Sea Change funding
Sports Development Seminar in for delivery is too top heavy,
Sheffi eld, Moynihan said plans Moynihan believes legacy cumbersome and bureaucratic."
16 TOURISM
to increase participation at all plans are too "cumbersome" He added that while the "box
levels of sports needed for sporting legacy remains NW tourism initiative
re-evaluation so that the chance that participation levels in sport unticked", infrastructure
Downturn 'boosts London'
of tapping into the interest will increase post-2012. improvements are going well.
created by the Games is not He also warned that there "The regeneration of East
lost. He said current plans were was a danger of the Olympics London is a box we have ticked 17 TRAINING
a "long way" from ensuring suffering from "the Wimbledon as far as legacy goes," he said.
MLA's learning pledge
THE LEISURE MEDIA COMPANY PUBLISHES Ofsted paper welcomed
18 TRAINING DIRECTORY
21 JOBS
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