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Green light for £4.5bn Wirral Waters development


Major regeneration scheme designed to transform Birkenhead's former docks into new waterside destination By Pete Hayman


Wirral Council has approved plans for a major £4.5bn regeneration scheme – Wirral Waters, which aims to turn Birkenhead Docks into a new waterside destination. Manchester-based developer


Peel Holdings is leading the project, which is one of the largest planning applications in the UK and covers 18 million sq ft (1.7 million sq m) of land on the banks of the River Mersey. Individual architects have worked on different parts of


the scheme, including Glenn Howells Architects, Broadway- Malyan, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris and HKR. Restaurants, cafés, bars, a


hotel and cultural attractions will aim to revitalise the former docks area, as well as helping to boost the economies of the Wirral peninsula and Liverpool. Wirral Council leader Jeff


Green said: "We can now look forward to the site's transfor- mation over the coming years to help improve the economic fortunes of the borough."


The landmark project will include a hotel and a cultural attraction By Tom Walker


Boris Johnson launches London cycle hire scheme Transport for London


London mayor Boris Johnson has unveiled the capital's new Barclays Cycle Hire scheme, which forms part of wider plans to increase the number of Londoners taking up cycling. More than 300 docking


stations have been placed every 300m (984ft) apart across the city, with 5,000 bicycles for hire. More than 12,000 have already signed up as members.


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commissioner Peter Hendy said: "We expect this scheme to generate up to 40,000 new cycle journeys every day in London as the capital's cycle revolution rolls on. "Building on the experience of


Barclays is backing the scheme However, non-members will


not be able to hire a bike for at least a month while usage patterns are monitored.


other world cities who have launched similar schemes, we and our operator, Serco, will use the first month of operation to see how, when and where our members use the scheme."


CCPR to change its name to SRA


The Central Council of Physical Recreation (CCPR) is set to change its name to Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA). According to Brigid


Simmonds, CCPR chair, the name change will help the organisation commu- nicate the views of ist members and the sport and recreation community more effectively.


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