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Work starts to improve Corby's George Street Corby Borough Council (CBC) has announced the start of work on a scheme to transform the town's George Street, which will deliver improved pedestrian access with the leisure area. The local authority, together with Northamptonshire County Council, secured £3.3m towards the work through the North Northants Development Company and hopes the scheme will take up to nine months to complete. Highways service provider MGWSP will carry out the work, which is designed to complement the Corby East Midlands International Pool and Corby Cube. CBC lead member for regeneration Jimmy Noble said: "The improvements to George Street are part of an overall masterplan and key project for Corby that links up and complements the brand new Corby Cube, Corby East Midlands International Pool, Willow Place and rail station."


Council reveals £52m cost of leisure scheme A £13.3m leisure complex in


Wolverhampton, which opened in December 2006, is set to cost local taxpayers more than £52m by the time the council pays off the scheme. Wolverhampton Swimming and Fitness Centre, which includes a 140-station gym, a six-lane, 25m swimming pool, and a leisure pool, was built under a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and is located in Wednesfield. The scheme was led by Wolverhampton City Council in partnership with DC Leisure, which secured the contract to operate the venue for a 30-year period ending 31 October 2036.


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By Pete Hayman London's West End is set for a major transformation as part of efforts to attract an additional 50 million visitors a year by 2010, which have been unveiled by the New West End Company (NWEC). The group, which represents


600 businesses on Regent Street, Oxford Street and Bond Street, set out six aims that are designed to develop the area as a leisure destination. NWEC proposals include a


major event to coincide with the capital's Cultural Olympiad and the development of a visitor pavilion on Oxford Street ahead of the 2012 Games, as well as 20 public spaces to increase visitor "dwell time". One of the six priorities also incorporates plans to prioritise


Scottish golf resort planned


A £100m golf resort is being planned for Royal Deeside in Aberdeenshire. Plans involve expanding


the Inchmarlo Golf Centre, which is already a four-star resort with two courses – one of which is championship standard. According to The Press


and Journal, the new resort proposals include a 75-bed hotel that would incorporate a leisure centre, a spa, a swimming pool and conferencing facilities. A new restaurant would link the golf club and the hotel.


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London's West End set for renovation NWEC outlines new pedestrian-friendly measures to further boost area's appeal


More diagonal pedestrian crossings are planned for the West End


pedestrians using the streets, which is set to include the introduction of shopping hours, an increase in the number of diagonal crossings at major junctions and 50 per cent more space for pedestrians. NWEC chair Dame Judith


Mayhew Jonas said: "We have embarked on an ambitious


redevelopment and rejuvena- tion of London's West End over the past 10 years and today sit at a crucial crossroads. "It is imperative that we


sustain our current momentum going forward, not just in key public realm improvements but across the board in all our initiatives and lobbying."


£600k for Urban Village scheme By Pete Hayman


Coastal Housing Group's (CHG) plans for a multi-million pound Urban Village development in the heart of Swansea have been handed a boost by the Welsh Assembly Government. Welsh deputy minister for


housing and regeneration Jocelyn Davies revealed that the Strategic Regeneration Area initiative will contribute £600,000 to help fund the project, which aims to revitalise the city's High Street area. The Urban Village project


– designed by Mathias Holder Architects of Cardiff – incorpo- rates a series of new courtyard


Read Leisure Opportunities online www.leisureopportunities.com/digital The proposed 'village' project


spaces linking shops, food and drink outlets and offices. CHG's plans also form part of


a wider bid to regenerate the High Street area, which includes the railway station and another development being led by Gwalia Housing Association.


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