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The Mushroom 21 Feb 11
Government-scrapped regional development agency Advantage West Midlands is seeking to sell-off land at two key regeneration sites in Walsall with the possibility of open-cast mining at one of them.
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“O Oysters,” said the Carpenter,
“You’ve had a pleasant run!
Shall we be trotting home again?’
But answer came there none–
And this was scarcely odd, because
They’d eaten every one.
The above came to mind when I recently had it confirmed that the Waterfront oyster buildings had been swallowed up by the recession. The poor oysters in Carroll’s surreal poem met a grisly end after believing the utterances of the Walrus and Carpenter…
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Insider Media 18 Jan 11
The first 22 homes on the Walsall Waterfront development have been constructed. The £65m project, which will comprise more than 300 homes in total, is expected to create 200 jobs.
The development, by Jessup Build Develop, will also include office and retail space alongside the 322 homes. A further 17 affordable canal-side apartments are due to be completed in February which will also be available to rent through housing association The Accord Group…
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The Plastic Hippo 16 Nov 10
Given the level of utter drivel spoken by politicians of differing persuasions, competence and ability to tell the truth, how pleasant to enjoy a period of at least partial silence from usually shrill Walsall council leaders.
When a promised £100million for school building was suddenly pulled by the coalition government, our Conservative administration with stoical resignation muttered something about it being a bit bureaucratic anyway, never mind. Six months ago and prior to the election that was never won, the same administration bellowed outrage at the fact that the previous government had the temerity to ask to see the books. With a history of accounting that is hardly exemplary, central government had every right to know what Walsall was doing with central government money. Since then, silence until a Notice of Motion at a full meeting of the council last week. The notice called for a reversal of the “short-sighted” decision to cancel BSF. Cabinet and their tame councillors voted the motion down…
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Express & Star 17 Oct 10
Almost £180 million worth of derelict land earmarked for much-needed development has plummeted in value by around 45 per cent.
The 44 pieces of land – owned by doomed quango Advantage West Midlands – include 20 across Birmingham, the Black Country and Walsall…
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Express & Star 14 Sep 10
Construction work has started on a development with 164 new homes which forms the Walsall Waterfront South flagship regeneration project. This is the second phase of the canalside development being built by Cannock-based firm Jessup Build Develop on land in Charles Street.
The latest phase of the project is being developed in partnership with Caldmore Area Housing Association and Matrix Housing Partnership, after it attracted a £6.5million grant from the Government’s Kickstart fund under the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA)…
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Mike Fahy BusinessDesk 19 Aug 10
Property developer Urban Splash saw its sales drop by 31% in the year to March 31 to £35.3m (2009: £49.9m).
The company, which owns the Rotunda and Fort Dunlop in Birmingham, also declared pre-tax losses of £10.3m, which was a 73% drop on last year’s loss of £38.3m…
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Tamlyn Jones BusinessDesk 18 Aug 10
Budget hotel operator Premier Inn has completed a deal to open a new 100-bedroom hotel and restaurant in a West Midlands regeneration site.
Whitbread plc, the hotel chain operator’s parent company, has acquired the site opposite the art gallery in Walsall’s Waterfront development from owners Urban Splash in a deal with Advantage West Midlands…
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Duncan Tift BusinessDesk 26 Jul 10
The organisation charged with regenerating the borough of Walsall, Walsall Regeneration Company (WRC), is to close following the decision by regional development agency Advantage West Midlands to cut its funding.
WRC is responsible for promoting and facilitating the regeneration of large areas of Walsall, including the town centre, Walsall Gigaport, Walsall Waterfront South and the Darlaston Strategic Development Area…
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B'ham Mail 8 Jul 10
A threatened major housing scheme to regenerate the site of MG Rover’s former plant has been given the go-ahead – after a government agency found £3.6 million to subsidise it. And another £6.5 million has been found to subsidise building 164 homes at Walsall town centre near the canal, at a development known as the Waterfront South development.
Paul Spooner, regional director for the Homes and Communities Agency West Midlands said: “The announcement is great news. Many of the priority schemes for our local authorities and their development partners are now going ahead.
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BusinessDesk 24 May 10
An investment of £800m and up to 4,000 new jobs are being predicted by council leaders in Walsall a year after its much maligned new ring road opened.
The message from Walsall Council comes as a plaque is unveiled on a town centre railway bridge to commemorate work on the ring road and the staff involved in the scheme are publicly thanked…