Wyre Borough Council (WBC) has announced that the latest designs for a £1.6m overhaul of Fleetwood's waterfront have been put on display. Detailed plans for a new observation centre at Rossall Point have now been submitted for consideration, while proposals for Marine Gardens are nearing completion. The scheme is being funded through the government's now-defunct Sea Change project, and involves BCA Landscapes, Studio Three architects and artist Lesley Fallais. Barry

Cinema operator Cineworld has been confirmed one of the anchor tenants for an £80m redevelopment of a bus station in Hinckley, Leicestershire. A five-screen multiplex cinema forms part of the 270,000sq ft (25,084sq m) complex, which will also include a bowling alley, a Sainsbury's supermarket and restaurants. The Tin Hat Regeneration Partnership - a joint venture that comprises Coalville-based Wilson Bowden Developments and Centenary Ashcroft – is leading the scheme.

A report compiled by consulting engineers Posford DATRYS has revealed that it will cost £5.5m to renovate Colwyn Bay's historic pier. Findings from the Caernarfon-based company's appraisal of the attraction's structure were presented to the Colwyn Bay Pier Task and Finish Group earlier this month. Conwy County Borough Council is working in partnership with the Pier Pressure Group - a community organisation - in a bid to progress the renovation.

The future of London's Europa Gymastics Centre has been secured with the unveiling of plans to build a new home for the facility in Crayford. A new venue is to be built on the Samas Roneo site, which has been donated to the London Borough of Bexley by the housing developer and landowner, Barratt Homes. The new Maiden Lane facility aims to boost access for the entire community and will

A new 2,000sq m aquarium is being planned for Batumi beach in Georgia. Denmark-based Hennig Larson Architects won the contract for the museum, which will replace the port's previous aquarium. Featuring a dolphinarium and a zoo, the Batumi Aquarium is designed to replicate the beach's characteristic pebbles. The formation constitutes four self-supporting exhibition areas where each of the four stones represents a unique marine biotype - the Aegean Sea &

Hanoi Museum, a museum dedicated to Hanoi's history, has opened in Vietnam. The 30,000sq m museum is located in a specially laid out park with water features, exhibits from the history of Hanoi, and a reconstructed traditional Vietnamese village. The museum is next to the National Convention Center, opened for the APC Summit in 2006, which, like the Vietnamese Ministry of the Interior and the national parliament in Hanoi, were

Leisure sector organisations have issued a mixed response to the chancellor's Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) published yesterday (20 October). George Osborne announced a 25 per cent cut in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) budget, which will run over the course of the review period to 2014-15. Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt insisted it was a 'good settlement' and will help enable the government to "protect our sporting and

Playboy Enterprises and London Clubs International (LCI) have unveiled plans to launch a new Playboy club in Mayfair, London - 34 years after originally opening in the capital. The 17,000sq ft (1,579sq m) club will be designed by architects Jestico + Whiles and will be spread across two floors, including a restaurant, a lounge, a members club and table games. High-limit salon privé gaming rooms are also mooted as part

A new 'cultural and recreational' scheme is being planned for the heart of Bromley, following an agreement between the Cathedral Group and the local authority. The London-based developer has announced that it has already received interest from a range of leisure operators regarding the Geddes Architects-designed development. Bromley South Central will be sited around Westmoreland Road and is poised to boast a nine-screen multiplex cinema; 25,000sq ft (2,323sq m) of

The US$19m Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust has opened in the US city. The 14,000sq ft museum, designed by architect Hagy Belzberg, features nine galleries that attempt to tell the story of the Holocaust "as objectively as possible". Interactive exhibits, such as the 18 displays in the combined Deportation & Extermination and Labour/Concentration/Death Camps room, depict the "breadth, depth and severity of the world the Nazis created". Wall displays

East Cambridgeshire District Council (ECDC) has agreed to put forward concept designs for a proposed new leisure complex in Ely for consideration by planners. The Roberts Limbrick-designed proposals would see an eco-friendly and sustainable venue built to replace the existing Paradise Pool facility, including a six-lane, 25m swimming pool and a six-court sports hall. A small children's leisure water area, an additional fitness area, family changing facilities and a car

A ceremony is to be held on 18 October to mark the topping out of a new £12m leisure centre, which is being built on a site near Matlock, Derbyshire. Donna Kellogg, former Commonwealth Games badminton gold medallist, and local dignitaries will attend at the event in a bid to help celebrate the construction milestone. London-based Morgan Sindall was chosen by Derbyshire Dales District Council (DDDC) to build the Central

Health club operator Anytime Fitness has revealed plans for a comprehensive refurbishment and redesign programme. The company appointed New Jersey, US-based Fabiano Designs to come up with a new design scheme for all its clubs and will now embark on a revamp programme that includes all of it's 1,400 clubs. Fabiano was tasked with coming up with a new corporate colour scheme as part of plans to give the clubs

Local residents in Belper, Derbyshire, are being asked to comment on two design options for the town's proposed new leisure complex. Amber Valley Borough Council (AVBC) is working alongside Leeds-based Landmark Cannon on the project, which is being planned for a site off Field Lane and will help improve local leisure provision. One of the designs - now on display at several locations around the town - is a water-based

Work has got underway on the £16.3m construction phase of the new £35m Mary Rose Museum at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Hampshire. The Mary Rose Trust (MRT) has selected Warings Contractors - part of the Bouygues group - to build the new museum, which has been designed by a team that includes Wilkinson Eyre Architects. Due for completion in autumn 2012, the scheme will see a boat-shaped building constructed over the

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 an announcement on 7 September that REO had been given an extension on a combined £262.5m loan facility

Glasgow-based Barr + Wray has been appointed 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 new £38m facility – designed by McAdam Design with S&P Architects – will be located at Valentine Playing Fields. The project, which includes a £15m investment from the Northern

The foundation stone for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Stadium has been laid in a ceremony attended by Russian Federation vice-premier Dimitry Kozak and John Barrow, senior principle of sports design and construction firm Populous. Populous designed the Sochi Olympic Masterplan with the Olympic Stadium serving as the centre point. The stadium will become the central icon of the Games and is closely linked to the Olympic Flame. The design

An architect has been appointed to design the new Museum of Nature and Science in Las Cruces, New Mexico, US. The current site of the museum, at Mesilla Valley Mall, is 3,900sq ft, is not big enough. ASA Architects, based in Las Cruces, have been given a US$400,000-plus (£250,000, 289m euro) contract to design a new, larger, building downtown. The project is expected to cost US$5.3m (£3.3m, 3.8m euro)and the

The Maryhill Museum of Art near Goldendale, Washington, US, is to receive a US$10m (£6.2m, 7.2m euro) expansion. The new 25,500sq ft (2,370sq m) Mary and Bruce Stevenson Wing will represent the museum’s largest expansion in its 70-year history. Key elements of the expansion include: A dedicated education centre, which will double Maryhill's education space to accommodate the museum's range of programming, and a centralised collections suite with storage areas,

Southampton City Council (SCC) has confirmed that construction work can now start on the new £15m Sea City Museum after final planning permission was approved. The council has appointed Kier Southern - part of the Kier Group - to build the Wilkinson Eyre Architects-designed museum, which is due to open in April 2012. Housed within the city's Grade II*-listed former Magistrates' Court adjoining the Civic Centre, the Sea City Museum

Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) has announced that designs by Playsafe Playgrounds and Playdale have been chosen for two local Playbuilder projects. West Sussex-based Playsafe Playgrounds is to build a new facility for Ashtead after its design - featuring a hexagonal swing; a water feature and a rope bridge and tower - was chosen by residents. Meanwhile, local residents in Beare Green chose Cumbria-based Playdale to deliver the village's new

Thanet District Council (TDC) has revealed a list of 'priority projects' to be carried out ahead of the 2011 launch of Margate's new Turner Contemporary gallery. Decorative hoardings or screenings will be erected at the Fort Road Hotel and Arcadian sites as part of 10 schemes outlined in an action plan agreed by councillors on 23 September. Meanwhile, the council said it would continue to work with the sites' owners

Zaha Hadid Architects have picked up the RIBA Stirling Prize 2010 for the design of MAXXI, the National Museum of XXI Century Arts in Rome, Italy. The contemporary art museum held off competition from five rival shortlisted entries, which included Oxford's Ashmolean Museum - designed by Rick Mather Architects. Opened in November 2009, the €150m (£130m, US$205m) MAXXI building covers 21,200sq m (228,195sq ft) of internal floor space and contains

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (THFC) has been given the green light for the development of a new 56,250-seat stadium by planners at the local authority. Haringey Council has backed the Premier League club's proposals for the Northumberland Development Project, which includes a new stadium; a public square; and a new club store with museum. KSS is behind the design of the scheme, which will also include the restoration of the

Birmingham's Alexander Stadium is set to undergo a £12.25m redevelopment after the local authority approved the business plan for the scheme. It is hoped the 'self-financing' redevelopment will establish the stadium as a potential base for UK Athletics (UKA), with plans featuring a 5,000-seat stand to increase capacity to 12,800. The S&P Architects-designed plans also allow for the installation of temporary seating if required, while new office space will be

Dublin City Council (DCC) has announced that it will be leading the city's bid to be awarded World Design Capital status in 2014. The council will spearhead a group of four local authorities in an application to the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID), which designates cities on a bi-annual basis. It is hoped that a successful bid to become World Design Capital will help boost the Irish