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Funding warning for harbour scheme
in brief
Further delays to Penzance harbour revamp could risk loss of government funding
Architects selected for
new Worthing pool
By Pete Hayman Worthing Borough Council has
announced that designs put
Government funds earmarked forward by London-based
for the multi-million pound architects Wilkinson Eyre have
redevelopment of Penzance been selected for a new £17m
Harbour could be at risk if the swimming complex in Worthing,
scheme is delayed further, West Sussex. More than 100
according to Cornwall Council. expressions of interests were
Plans for the construction of submitted as part of a design
a new passenger and freight

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terminal building as part of a ain venue, which is set to provide
wider project to improve the
:
brit
the town with a new landmark
sea link with the Isles of Scilly image building and will replace the
were scrapped in June due to Plans form part of wider scheme to improve links with Scilly Isles outdated 1960s Aquarena facility.
opposition from local residents,
who were concerned that the of Cornwall – concluded that Graeme Hicks, the cabinet
Council to consider
scheme incorporated the site of the plans for a new terminal member for highways, trans-
new leisure facilities
the town's Battery Rocks beach. building would result in the port and planning at Cornwall Dudley Council has announced
However, a report examining lowest operational costs. Council, said: "This report that it will consider plans for
potential options for the The Department for Trans- makes it crystal clear that alternative leisure facilities
scheme commissioned by the port has now indicated that the these alternatives would have following the closure of a local
Route Partnership – comprising project could lose out on a serious financial consequences swimming pool on 31 August.
Cornwall Council, the Council of share of a £44m major funding both for the economy of the Coseley Swimming Pool was
the Isles of Scilly, Penwith package if plans are not fully Isles of Scilly and for that of closed after a safety inspection
District Council and the Duchy approved by February 2010. West Cornwall." revealed that more than £2m
would be needed to bring the
Clyde Gateway scheme approved
Trump succeeds
site up to modern standards.
Preparatory work is now being
in fresh land bid
undertaken ahead of the
By Pete Hayman Donald Trump has been demolition of the pool, but
awarded outline planning leisure chiefs have now said that
A multi-million pound leisure permission for the they will look at the possibility
and retail development, which development of five areas of providing alternative facilities.
will form part of the heart of of land in Aberdeenshire
the Clyde Gateway regenera- that could be incorpo-
£19m town centre
tion initiative near Glasgow, has rated into proposals for a
revamp underway
been approved by South new £1bn golf resort. A ground-breaking ceremony
Lanarkshire Council. Although Aberdeen- has been held in Seaham, County
Ashfield Land's plans for the shire Council approved Durham, to mark the start of
268,000sq ft (24,898sq m) The proposals includes a hotel the application as part of work on a £19m scheme to
Two74 Cambuslang Road the Trump International transform the town's St John's
mixed-use scheme include a heart of the Clyde Gateway site, Golf Links Scotland plans, Square area. Plans include a new
nine-storey, 170-room hotel, a adjacent to the route to the the Trump Organisation public open space at the heart of
nine-screen cinema, restaurants planned 2014 Glasgow does not own the five the development, along with the
and 50,000sq ft (4,645sq m) of Commonwealth Games Athletes' areas of land and will be demolition of existing Durham
sports retail space. Village and Sir Chris Hoy unable to develop the County Council offices and NHS
The proposed £50m Velodrome and situated close sites until ownership County Durham buildings and the
development will be built on a to the M74 motorway, which is issues have been resolved. construction of a new multi-
7-hectare (17.3-acre) site at the currently being extended. purpose facility housing a library.
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