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Work underway at Bangor pool Glasgow-based Barr + Wray has been selected by main contractor Farrans Construction, on behalf of North Down Borough Council, to install the 50m swimming pool and associated plant works at a new leisure complex in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. The £38m centre, which has been designed by McAdam Design with S&P Architects to house Northern Ireland's first ever Olympic-sized pool, is to be completed in summer 2012. Barr + Wray will supply and install three treatment systems for the 50m pool, diving pool and wave pool, as well as the wave generator, diving bubbler system and pumping for various water slides and two spa pools. It will also install two moveable floors and two submersible booms for the 50m pool and an additional floor for the diving pool.


University of York scheme moves forward Work has been completed on


the first phase of a £750m expansion of the University of York's (UY) Heslington East campus. New accommodation for the institution's departments of computer science and theatre, film and television were developed as part of stage one, which cost £200m. UY has confirmed that planning has already started on the second phase to include a sports village, which will be available for use by the community and will feature a swimming pool. A fitness suite and all-weather pitches are also mooted as part of the new sports village, which will accompany student accommodation and academic buildings in stage two.


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By Pete Hayman Real Estate Opportunities (REO), the group behind the planned £5.5bn redevelopment of Battersea Power Station, has secured agreement over the deferral of debt repayments. The developer has reached a


deal with its loan note holder that will see "all principal and interest payments" put on hold until 31 May 2011. It follows the news that REO


had been handed an extension on a combined £262.5m facility with the Bank of Scotland and Bank of Ireland on behalf of NAMA until 31 August 2011. However, that extension,


which comprises the £225m Battersea Power Station facility and the £37.55m site assembly facility, had been dependent on the latest agreement.


Tropicana plans moves forward


Plans to revamp Weston- super-Mare's Tropicana centre have progressed after two developers moved to the next stage of the evaluation process. North Somerset Council


received expressions of interest from Harvard Tisdale and Nightingale Group, both of which are seeking to revamp the waterfront site. The local authority has


stipulated that potential developers must incorpo- rate a leisure/swimming pool open to the public on a casual basis.


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Debt agreement for Battersea group REO secures agreement over the deferral of repayments with its loan note holder


REO is planning a major regeneration of Battersea Power Station A REO spokesperson said: "A


further announcement setting out the agreed financial restructuring terms will be made in due course." REO's plans for the major


£5.5bn overhaul of Battersea Power Station have been drawn up by architect Rafael Viñoly and includes 700,000sq ft


(65,032sq m) of restaurant and retail space and a hotel. A riverside park, an exten-


sion to the Riverside Walk through to Battersea Park, and public access to restored historic areas of the power station also feature as part of plans that have been submitted to Wandsworth Council.


Milestone for Green Townscape By Tom Walker


Work has been completed on a £2.8m streetscape renovation in Aberdeen, which forms part of the wider Green Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI). The five-year THI, which was


unveiled in 2009, is a conserva- tion-led programme that aims to transform the city's historic Green and surrounding areas. Most of the funding was


provided by Aberdeen City Council (ACC) and Scottish Enterprise, while the Green THI contributed a £525,000 grant. Work featured the planting


of trees and shrubs and the installation of new seating.


Read Leisure Opportunities online www.leisureopportunities.com/digital Aberdeen's historic Green area Gordon McIntosh, director


of enterprise, planning and infrastructure at ACC, said:


"The changes in the area are quite remarkable – it looks much cleaner, brighter and more inviting than it has done for years."


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