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CTV News
3 hours ago
- Business
- CTV News
Public meeting held to discuss plans for Fairmont Public School lands
Former Fairmont lands under redevelopment, with plans for affordable housing units. CTV London's Lauren Stallone reports.
CTV News
9 hours ago
- Business
- CTV News
Public meeting held to discuss plans for Fairmount Public School lands
Former Fairmont lands under redevelopment, with plans for affordable housing units. CTV London's Lauren Stallone reports.
BBC News
16 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
Cardiff Central included in spending review rail cash
It has emerged that some of the money needed to redevelop Cardiff's main railway station will come from a pot of cash announced last week for Welsh week's UK government spending review allocated £445m for new rail projects - including five new local stations in Cardiff, Newport and Monmouthshire - but Cardiff Central was not mentioned at the proposed £140m Cardiff Central revamp aims to alleviate overcrowding and improve accessibility, with the UK government expected to Secretary Jo Stevens has now told BBC Wales that the funding "includes work we are doing" on that redevelopment. Stevens had told BBC Wales last week that the money for the station upgrade was is not clear how much is expected to come from the £445m pot announced in the spending have been concerns in the Welsh government over the last week that the £445m did include the cash for Central - meaning there would be less to spend on the other Minister Eluned Morgan, in a BBC Wales interview on Wednesday, suggested she was not sure whether the cash announced at the spending review included money for Cardiff Central or not, saying she had not seen the "detail".The £445m includes £300m that is meant to cover five new stations and improvement work in north Wales. Previous estimates for the five new stations put the cost of that project - together with the improvements that would be needed to the mainline - at £ a UK government minister told a Welsh MP he "might want to be a little more grateful" after he said the £445m offered was "insulting". Under the Transport for Wales proposals, up to £140m funding for the Cardiff Central project will be provided by the Department for Transport, Cardiff Capital Region and the Welsh include a larger concourse to increase capacity and improve passenger access through additional on a visit to Tylorstown in Rhondda, the first minister said on Wednesday: "What we have got is clarity in terms of how the five new stations that were announced by the chancellor will be funded and that is absolutely crucial."So if there is not enough money to fund that and Cardiff station they have to make sure they honour that."When asked whether the Cardiff station money might have been included in the £445m, she replied: "I haven't seen the detail of that. What I'm saying is that those five stations were promised by the chancellor."She added: "There's always going to be further discussions". The UK government allocated £445m of funding for Welsh rail improvements over ten years at last week's spending review.£300m will go to five new stations around Cardiff and Newport between 2026 and 2030, and a series of improvement works including measures to improve capacity in north £48m is earmarked for the South Wales Metro, while the rest is for future development said work on the Cardiff Central redevelopment "is already being delivered".Speaking to BBC Wales on Thursday, she said: "The announcement last week in the spending review of at least £445m for rail infrastructure in Wales, includes work we are doing around Cardiff Central redevelopment, but also some other work around projects that are already being delivered."She added: "It means passengers in Wales are going to have more capacity, more faster trains, more stations, and all the feedback I've had about that so far has been really, really positive." In the Commons on Thursday Liberal Democrat MP David Chadwick took issue with the rail package."I hope the minister appreciates just how insulting it is for Welsh ears to been told that we're getting a fair deal when it comes to railway funding, when we've been cheated out of billions of pounds due to the classification of several projects as England [and] Wales said five new stations in south Wales was "hardly national renewal".In response, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said: "There's a huge difference. Under the last government you didn't get a penny."Jones said the UK government was providing the "largest real terms increase in spending in Wales since devolution began".He added: "You might want to be a little more grateful in future."Chadwick said in a statement: "This was a gobsmackingly arrogant response from the minister that just shows how out of touch Labour are with Wales."The previous UK government had supported the electrification of the south Wales mainline up to Cardiff, but cancelled it beyond Swansea. It also helped fund the South Wales Metro scheme. Welsh gov 'to decide on post-EU aid' Morgan also said she had asked for clarity around the UK government's new local growth funds, but had been told the Welsh government would decide where the money is £211m each year to Wales between 2026 and 2029, it will replace the Shared Prosperity Fund, set up by the Conservatives as a stand-in for European Union economic aid used to be administered by the Welsh government while the UK was in the European week Stevens said that the Welsh government would be "taking on a big decision-making role around that" with the Wales Office in Westminster having "oversight".The scheme would still be ultimately administered by the UK arrangement led to accusations in the Senedd on Wednesday, from Conservative MS Samuel Kurtz and Labour's Alun Davies, that UK Labour had broken a manifesto said that after seeking clarity she was clear that the Welsh government would decide where the cash goes."It will be the Welsh government deciding where that money is spent."We have had that reassurance from the secretary of state for Wales, and the prime minister made it clear from the stage of the Wales Labour Party conference," she said."As far as I am concerned we know where we stand on that. Now we know how much money we have got we can start a plan."
The Sun
19 hours ago
- The Sun
Europe's largest indoor waterpark that's like ‘being in the tropics' to get new four-star hotel and upgraded slides
A huge waterpark in Poland is going through a huge redevelopment, including the addition of a four-star hotel. Suntago Water World is a one-of-a-kind tropical attraction with 18 swimming pools, 35 slides and it's getting even bigger. 6 6 Suntago Water World is so huge it can host 15,000 visitors per day and it's the largest waterpark on the continent. Soon, it will be able to accommodate more guests staying over as it announces plans for the future, including constructing a four-star hotel Idan Greidinger, CEO of Park of Poland told Blooloop: 'Suntago Water World will be the best place to spend free time with friends and family, seven days a week, all year round. 'It will attract visitors not only from all over Poland, but also from other European countries." You can currently stay at Suntago in their accommodation called the 'village'. On-site are 92 fully equipped bungalows ranging from four-person to eight-person. For guests staying over there are shops, a communal bonfire and grill area, children's playground, bike rental and a shuttle bus to the waterpark. The CEO also revealed that the 35 slides will be upgraded too: 'We are working on a new version of the slide zone. "I can only reveal that we will conquer the magical world to which we invite our guests who are looking for adrenaline and good fun." The area is known for its tropical landscape and keeps at an average of 32C. TUI resort next door to giant waterpark 6 6 The tropical waterpark is a hit with visitors, one wrote: "Its very hot and a lots of tropical plants. Very nice and beautiful place." Another added: "Amazing place pure fun, the best spa and Sauna in Poland." Suntago Water World also opened the new family-friendly Crocodile Island area earlier this year. Crocodile Island forms a new part of Jamango and has four sections, Boat, Beach, Rainforest and Ruins. Kids will be able to play games, make the most of the climbing structures and even build their own island. Set across 75,000sqm, there are three other zones to explore - Jamango, Relax Suntago, and Saunaria. For any families with young children, head to Jamango which is jungle themed with plenty of water slides, a lazy river and baby pools. 6 This is where the water slides are found, as well as a 130m lazy river and baby pools. Relax Suntago is the adults only area with guests having to be 16 or over. And it's truly relaxing with hot tubs, thermal pools, Sulphur pools and ones of brine too. In Saunaria, there are 15 saunas and steam rooms and hot tub pools. The attraction is about an hour's drive away from Warsaw. The massive European waterpark with 14 themed lands is opening a new outdoor pool and a 150-seat swim-up bar. And the huge waterpark two hours from the UK is super affordable – with 12 slides, lazy river and pool bars. 6
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Hanover zoning board denies proposal seeking to turn auto parts store into 19 apartments
A proposal to turn an auto parts store into 19 apartment units was denied in a zoning hearing on Monday, according to Hanover officials. The Hanover Zoning Hearing Board voted during a hearing on Monday, June 16, 2025, to deny the request for a variance that was applied for by developer Jordan Ilyes, Hanover Borough manager Margie Lewis confirmed to the Evening Sun. The applicants had sought a variance for the property, which had suggested the property was facing hardship due to what was described by applicants as a lack of demand for retail space on a side street, according to prior meeting records. A variance, as requested due to a non-conforming use in the property's zoning district, requires the applicant to show a hardship for the property if the requested use is not allowed. Lewis shared that the three-member Zoning Hearing Board, in denying the proposal, largely was not convinced that the auto parts store property was facing a hardship, believing that the property could find other uses rather than that which was proposed. The proposal had sought to redevelop the 21,916-square-foot auto parts store, turning it into a 19-unit apartment building without significantly changing the footprint of the building, according to the schematics presented. Those plans show that the 11,803-square-foot area of the first floor would have consisted of 10 apartments, and the 10,113-square-foot area of the second floor would consist of nine apartments. Harrison Jones is the Hanover reporter for the Evening Sun. Reach him at hjones@ Previously reported: Proposal seeks to turn Hanover auto parts store on Maple Avenue into apartments This article originally appeared on Hanover Evening Sun: Developer's plans to convert Hanover, Pa. store into apartments denied
