... where we left off....
Wolverhampton University sets out its science centre vision
Thursday 21st July 2011, 11:30AM BST.
A multi-million pound science centre complete with its own Thinktank-style museum will be created by Wolverhampton University, under plans revealed today.
The ground floor of the centre would be open to the public and feature hands-on science and technology displays similar to Birmingham’s interactive Thinktank science museum.
The rest of the building would replace the university’s existing School of Applied Sciences and be devoted to both education and research with special emphasis on its famous Brain Tumour UK Neuro-Oncology Research Centre.
Three possible sites – all between the existing north and south city centre campuses of the University – are being looked at with a final decision on the exact location for the project expected by November.
Officials said they hoped the science centre would be located near to the city’s Central Library and be built within five years. It could cost more than £10m.
Because Wolverhampton isn't officially in the Black Country. :blahblah:Why dont we just use the official black country thread for wolverhampton? lol
Nice yeah?It has taken 15 months to complete and brought disruption to the city centre, but the city’s new £22.5 million bus station is finally here.
The inside of the new station was finally revealed today ahead of it welcoming its first bus on Sunday.
Read more: http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2011/07/22/first-look-inside-new-bus-station/#ixzz1SrsquvzN
Wolves unveils £50m plans for training campus
Nick Whitten 12/10/2011 10:35
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club has submitted plans for a £50m redevelopment of its training campus.
The application to Wolverhampton City Council has been lodged jointly by Wolves, the University of Wolverhampton, Inspire and Redrow Homes.
It will see an indoor pitch and expansion of the football academy at Wolves' training ground, made possible by the relocation of St Edmund's Catholic School onto adjoining land owned by the University of Wolverhampton.
In turn, the university will sell the balance of its site to Redrow Homes to build 55 houses in order to cross-fund the school.
The sale of the university's land will then contribute towards its own investment plans in a new science facility on its City Centre campus.
Turley Associates is handling the planning application, for which a decision is expected in early November.
Tesco renders:Tesco perfect medicine for Wolverhampton
Lisa Pilkington 12/10/2011 12:24
Tesco has won consent to redevelop Wolverhampton's Royal Hospital into a 139,800 sq ft supermarket.
The £50m project will see the historic 1849-built hospital transformed into a scheme that will re-use and update the main hospital building.
Jonathan Simpson, corporate affairs manager for Tesco, said: "The approval brings an end to the 14 years of uncertainty for the Royal Hospital building and means that Tesco can now begin delivering another successful bespoke mixed-use town centre that will not only revitalise the Royal Hospital site, but also the wider All Saints area."
The supermarket is designed within the context of a wider masterplan that would deliver residential-led mixed-use space on the remainder of the site, with 25% of the new housing being affordable housing.
Subject to consent, Tesco hopes to have the store open by Christmas 2012.
Inspired by this I had a nose round the other day... to save me re-posting the pics here's a link and the blurb I learnt...Tesco renders:
Wolverhampton to get three new stores to spark jobs boost
Wednesday 12th October 2011, 5:30PM BST.
Three new multi-million pound supermarkets will be built in Wolverhampton, creating 1,339 jobs and finally bringing a close to the city’s longest-running planning wrangle.
Sainsbury’s and Tesco have both won the right to create new stores in the city, while permission has also been granted for another.
The decision puts an end to an 11-year battle between the store giants over the right to build on land at Raglan Street, in Chapel Ash.
During yesterday’s meeting of Wolverhampton City Council’s planning committee, Tesco exchanged contracts with its rival and handed over its share of land after more than a decade of rows and court battles.
Wolverhampton City Council had initially favoured Tesco to build on the site, even though it owned only a 10 per cent share compared to Sainsbury’s 86 per cent.
Hospital
The authority’s decision was partly influenced by Tesco’s vow to use the separate Royal Hospital site for houses and offices.
But Sainsbury’s objected and Supreme Court judges finally voted in its favour last year. Tesco went back to the drawing board and came up with plans to create its own supermarket at the Royal Hospital site and agreed it would sell its share of Raglan Street if permission for the scheme was granted, which it was last night.
Owners of the Peel Centre in Stafford Street also yesterday won permission for a supermarket and are in talks with Morrisons.
Power plant to create 70 jobs
Seventy jobs will be created under plans unveiled today for a £120 million landmark plant in Wolverhampton that will power 47,500 homes.
The energy plant, known as Greenpower 54, is being lined up for land next to the i54 business park, and includes a 328ft tall chimney visible from the M54 motorway and A449 Stafford Road.
http://www.greenpower54.co.uk/our-proposals/Key features will ensure that the facility is sustainable, modern and meets the highest standards. These include:
•An enclosed fuel preparation and recycling building that we estimate will be approximately 18 metres high.
•A storage area for recovered wood.
•A structure to host the turbine of approximately 20 metres in height.
•A building containing the boiler that we estimate will be approximately 40 metres high.
•A chimney stack that we estimate will be between 80 metres and 100 metres high.
•A control room.
•An office and visitor centre that will offer a unique experience of the facility and the wider environment.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-1569696412 November 2011 Last updated at 09:36 Share this pageEmailPrint
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Wolverhampton 'investment' plans go on display
Businesses and residents of Wolverhampton are being invited to have their say on proposals to "revitalise" the city.
The plans intend to attract more investment in retail, office space, housing and leisure in the city centre.
People can give their views before the plans are developed into a City Centre Prospectus, which will be used to market the city to potential investors.
The plans are at the Wulfrun Centre on Saturday from 10:00 to 13:00 GMT.
They will also be at the Wolverhampton City Centre Indoor Market from 22 November from 10:00 to 13:00 GMT.
In October, up to 50 developers and business leaders welcomed plans to improve the existing shopping centre and develop family leisure facilities such as a cinema, bowling alley and food restaurant chains.
The draft plans seek to show how the city centre might be shaped and developed over the next 20 years.
The cabinet member for economic regeneration and prosperity, Councillor Peter Bilson, said: "Following the positive feedback from developers, the council is now keen to seek the views of the public and other stakeholders for plans which we want to be both ambitious and deliverable."
The plans can also be viewed on the Wolverhampton City Council website.