leisure health club sport spa hospitality tourism attractions museums property SPECIALLECTURER ISSUE www.leisureopportunities.co.uk JOBS START ON PAGE 23 Issue No 526 £2.00 news & jobs updated daily online 20 April - 3 May 2010 Circulation 23,035 (July 07 – June 08) Green light for £1bn Llanwern steelworks scheme By Pete Hayman South Wales, said: "Signing the agreement with the council Developer St Modwen has been signals an important milestone given the go-ahead for a £1bn for the development of the site, urban community development meaning we can now start on the site of the former physical building work on the Llanwern steelworks near first residential phase and also Newport, South Wales. Celtic Business Park." The company has secured a NCC's head of service for section 106 agreement with planning, regeneration and Newport City Council to strategic housing, Andy Evans, progress the Glan Llyn project, added: "In the short term, the having already acquired the city will reap the rewards of a 600-acre (242.8-hectare) site The former steelworks site is to be transformed under the scheme dedicated park and ride facility from Corus in 2004. for the Ryder Cup 2010 while Full planning permission has include the construction of for the Llanwern site, in in the longer term a major already been obtained to around 4,000 new homes. addition to schools, a police brownfield site will be trans- enable the developer to begin A number of retail and station, a supermarket, a library formed into a thriving new large-scale land remediation leisure facilities – including and a doctor's surgery. community. This is a massive work in preparation for the sports, amenity and play space, Rob Skelston, development contribution to Newport's scheme, which is poised to parks and lakes – are planned director for St Modwen in future growth strategy." Council approves Horley leisure centre proposals LTA funding 'to Multi-million pound facility to boast six-lane, 25m swimming pool and sports hall be maintained' Sports minister Gerry By Pete Hayman swimming pool with access for Sutcliffe has pledged to disabled users; a teaching pool; maintain current levels of Reigate and Banstead Borough a four-court, multi-use sports funding for the Lawn Council has approved detailed hall; a 50-station fitness suite Tennis Association (LTA), plans for a new leisure centre and an exercise studio. despite criticism of its on the site of a former school Separate changing areas for performance in the wake in Horley, Surrey. males, females, families and of Great Britain's Davis The multi-million pound disabled users and a reception Cup defeat to Lithuania. scheme was awarded outline are also planned, as well as car According to the BBC, planning consent in March last and cycle parking to be shared Sutcliffe insisted the year, although proposals were The proposed leisure centre is with Horley Town Football Club. national governing body referred to the Government due to open in January 2012 The existing Horley Anderson will continue to benefit Office for the South East. Centre will remain open until from £26m Lottery and Existing buildings at the the start of construction work the new facility is complete in Exchequer investment former Court Lodge Secondary on the new leisure centre. January 2012, before being through Sport England School are set to be demolished Facilities planned for the demolished to make way for between 2009-2013. during June in preparation for venue include a six-lane, 25m new public open space. 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Water tests for 2012 venue Three visitor centres will be created in Pembrokeshire; CIWW opens to the public Aberdaron, Gwynedd and Swansea Bay, while a number of the country's beaches will 08 HOSPITALITY benefi t from improvements. Developed as part of the The Pembrokeshire coastline will benefi t from a new visitor centre London hotels post growth assembly government's Coastal Tourism initiative, the schemes of those looking to explore the Aberdaron coastal visitor Zaza acquires Herts site will be backed using £8.4m coastline from the water, centre will receive more than through the European Regional including new landing stages.