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Media Coverage Year 2000-2013 the Piloti Files 2000 - 2011 MEDIA COVERAGE YEAR 2000-2013 THE PILOTI FILES 2000 - 2011 2013 MEDIA COVERAGE 2012 MEDIA COVERAGE 38 NOBODY KNOWS GLASGOW BETTER Friday August 3 2012 EVENING TIMES Town getting ready to rock Hotel deal for festival MUSIC fans will be hit- ting the town tomorrow for a rock festival. T h e a n n u a l T w o Rivers Music Festival in Paisley will be presented by Real XS, Renfrew- ‘close’ in bid shire Council and LnP Promotions. A full day of live music in County Square will be hosted by Tom Russell and The Crack from Real XS. OThe Eygptian Halls have been covered up while renovation work drags on The line-up includes to save halls Attica Rage, The Wee Band, Gallus Cooper, ensure the preservation of ish the building because One supporter said: “Here’s It is hoped the renovation and The Union. Developer to submit the A-listed building in renovation costs had risen to hoping the halls can inspire could act as a catalyst to Union Street, opposite £20million. a new generation of Glas- the rejuvenation of Union It runs from noon to new blueprint over 8pm. Entry is free and Central Station Thousands of people backed wegian architects to make Street, which has been no ticket is required. historic building The halls, completed in a Facebook campaign and pe- such excellent buildings.” in decline for a number of 1872, are recognised as the tition to save it from the axe The building has been years. Renfrewshire Council finest surviving example of lying empty for more than 30 A spokesman for the city leader Mark Macmillan By CAROLINE WILSON Thomson’s commercial years and is in poor council said a planning said: “This event show- A CAMPAIGN to save buildings. We strongly support condition. application was anticipated. cases a wide range of A source said there had A spokesman for Historic Union Street Properties established and up and one of Glasgow’s most any scheme that c o m i n g p e r f o r m e r s historic buildings from been a “significant” develop- conserves and re-uses Scotland said: “Egyptian and sister company Union ment in the plans. Halls is one of Glasgow’s Street Investments have from Renfrewshire and demolition may have A new planning applica- its unique place most important buildings. so far spent £5m on the further afield.” reached a major turning tion is expected to be submit- “It has been underused for project. point. ted to Glasgow City Council and a new post on the cam- many years and we strongly The city council previously SEND YOUR PICTURES T h e o w n e r s o f t h e later this month. paign page says: “The owners support any scheme that con- agreed a £1m grant and Egyptian Halls, built by Last year, the halls’ owner, are very close to agreeing the serves, re-uses and celebrates Historic Scotland a grant of OF GLASGOW TO: Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson, Derek Souter, boss of Union hotel deal that would under- its unique place among the about £1.65m. yourpics@ are said to be close to finalis- Street Properties, said he pin the 100% preservation of city’s superb collection of caroline.wilson@ ing a hotel deal that could had no option but to demol- the Egyptian Halls.” historic architecture.” eveningtimes.co.uk eveningtimes.co.uk 2011 MEDIA COVERAGE 12 NOBODY KNOWS GLASGOW BETTER Friday June 24 2011 EVENING TIMES COST 50p CUP OF COFFEE WHOLE OF GLASGOW COST BAR OF JUST CHOCOLATE £1.70 45p NOBODY DELIVERS BETTER VALUE FOR GLASGOW Developer needs names to save halls Petition plan to gather support for city landmark By RACHEL LOXTON THE owner of the historic Egyptian Halls is appealing to the public to help save the building – despite applying for permission to n The landmark Egyptian Halls, on Union Street, flatten it. have been lying empty since the early 1980s Derek Souter is hold- ing a petition day to- USP and USI have so torically significant morrow outside the 138- far spent £5 million on buildings”. year-old A-Listed the project and are will- Many believe the re- Alexander “Greek” ing to invest a further development of the Thomson building to £12m. Thomson masterpiece gather support for his The city council would aid the regenera- campaign. agreed a £1m grant and tion of Union Street. The halls, opposite Historic Scotland a Mr Souter, whose the side entrance of grant of around £1.65m original plan was to Central Station in but Mr Souter says this restore the Egyptian Union Street, have lain is not enough. Halls to their former vacant since around glory and create a 250- 1980 and are now bedroom hotel, added: covered in scaffolding. This project “We want some politi- Mr Souter, director of needs input cians to turn up [on Sat- Union Street Properties from everyone – it urday] and say they (USP) and Union Street needs collaboration want to save the build- Investments (USI), ‘ ing. We want people to claims he was forced to turn up and say yeah apply to Glasgow City A council spokesman rather than talk about Council to have the said: “We have been in it and blame the property demolished discussion with Mr developer. because of rising reno- Souter for a considera- “This project has vation costs. ble time. taken 31 years to solve. But despite this he “We remain very keen It needs input from ev- says he still wants to to see the building eryone, from the public save the building. brought back into use... and private sector. It He said: “It’s about it is unlikely that the needs collaboration.” raising awareness. We council would support The petition will be will dress the scaffold- any proposal for available to sign from ing boards with posters demolition.” 9am-12pm tomorrow to raise awareness of AHistoricScotland outside the Egyptian what we’re trying to do spokeswoman called Halls in Union Street. –savetheEgyptian the Egyptian Halls “one rachel.loxton@ Halls.” of Glasgow’s most his- heraldandtimes.co.uk 38 NOBODY KNOWS GLASGOW BETTER Tuesday May 31 2011 EVENING TIMES Autumn start for university MSP takes fight to save study course UNIVERSITY of the West of Scotland is to introduce its Executive MBA to Lanarkshire from this September. The EMBA, currently city landmark to Holyrood delivered at the univer- sity’s Management Cen- tre in Ayr, has been run- ning for over 10 years. Egyptian Halls Being introduced to the Hamilton Campus, it owner is asking is studied online with for more cash monthly workshops. An EMBA informa- tion session will be held By CAROLINE WILSON at the Hamilton Cam- pus, Caird Building on A CAMPAIGN to Tuesday June 7 at 6pm. s a v e a h i s t o r i c For more call 01292 Glasgow building 886400, e-mail manage from demolition has [email protected], or visit www.uws.ac.uk/ reached the Scottish management centre Parliament. Green MSP Patrick Harvie has lodged a motion calling on Glasgow City Council to protect the Grade A listed Egyptian Halls after the owner of the A l ex a n d e r “ G r e e k ” Thomson building applied for planning permission to demolish it. The motion calls on the council to refuse the application and back plans to transform the building into a hotel. DON’T MISS City council DINERTEC IN must redouble efforts to work THURSDAY’S with‘ the owners Owner Derek Souter, boss of Union Street n Derek Souter has applied for permission to demolish the Egyptian Halls in Properties, says he has Union Street, while Patrick Harvie, right, wants to see the building protected Town centre no option but to have the property knocked long, but that is no must redouble efforts to regarded as one of the down because renova- excuse for demolition. work with the owners to finest in Glasgow. car park for tion costs have risen to “Thomson has left a ensure the property is However it has been £20millon. legacy to Glasgow at not just kept standing lying empty for around The halls have been least as influential as and derelict but is 30 years and is in poor Renfrew described by Neil C h a r l e s R e n n i e instead fully and sensi- condition. Union Street Proper- grant of around £1.65m R E N F R E W S H I R E Baxter, secretary of the Mackintosh’s and we tively restored.” Mr Souter wanted to ties and sister company but Mr Souter says he Council is to begin the Royal Incorporation of owe t h e A l e x a n d e r Campaigns to protect restore it to its former Union Street Invest- needs the Scottish latest stage of its multi- Architects in Scotland, Thomson Society a debt the Egyptian Halls and glory and create a 250- ments have so far spent Government to provide million pound regenera- as “the finest surviving of gratitude for their other Thomson build- bedroom hotel along £5million on the project an extra £2.35m. tion programme of example of an tireless work to protect ings in Glasgow have with 200 jobs. He and Mr Souter says they Historic Scotland Renfrew town centre. Alexander Thomson this legacy. been led by the Alexan- believes it would help are willing to invest a insists it will not be able A new £250,000 car commercial building”.
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