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Plans submitted for a £1.3m Club Hub at Taunton County Ground
by Caroline Wilkinson | 16 Apr 2008
Somerset County Cricket Club has submitted plans to build a £1.3m Club Hub at the County Ground in Taunton, located next door to and interlinked with the Ondaatje Pavilion. The hub is the second part of a two-phase development scheme involved in Project Taunton, a regeneration plan for the town. It will replace the original plans for an £8m club hub which was to be located in St James car
Camden’s Prince of Wales Baths get lifeline
by Caroline Wilkinson | 08 Apr 2008
After years of political wrangling, planning permission has been given for the refurbishment of Camden’s historic Victorian Prince of Wales Baths. The £25m refurbishment will start in May. The Baths, now known as Kentish Town Sports Centre, will retain three swimming pools while a dance studio, 125-station health suite and new changing facilities will also be added. The 33 1/3-yard Willes pool will be refurbished and the Grafton pool downsized
£67m Joint Service Centre planned for Wigan
by Luke Tuchscherer | 03 Apr 2008
A £67m public service hub, featuring leisure and learning facilities, is being planned for Wigan. The complex – to be called the Joint Service Centre – will boast a 25m swimming pool, a fitness centre and a new library, with the aim of being a one-stop shop for public services. The centre is being funded by private finance initiative (PFI) credits, for which Wigan Council had to compete against 100
ODA appoints Olympic Park designer
by Tom Walker | 19 Mar 2008
The Olympic Delivery Authority has appointed LDA Design and US-based landscape architects Hargreaves Associates to design the Olympic Park for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The designers will be tasked with developing detailed proposals for the open spaces in the Olympic Park for the Games. A significant aspect of the design brief will be to incorporate usage for the legacy of the park. The 2.5sq km Olympic Park
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