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25.03.2022 - 20:21 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Councillors have agreed to go out to market to bring the former Hyde Library building ‘back to life’ as they revealed the cause of a recent fire at the historic site.
Tameside’s cabinet has approved plans to find a new use for the iconic Union Street building, which opened in 1899, but has been standing empty since the library service was moved into the town hall in 2015.
Emergency crews were called to tackle a fire at the old library on Monday, March 21, with three fire engines from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue in attendance. The meeting of executive cabinet this week was told that the fire was started by people breaking into the building.
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Council leader Brenda Warrington said: “The incident that happened Monday evening is a minor incident caused by youths that accessed the building illegally and caused a small fire.” Gregg Stott, Tameside’s assistant director for investment, development and housing, added: “Unfortunately youths broke into the building but it was caught early enough.”
Under the proposals agreed by cabinet, the building, including adjoining and the Union Street car park, is to be marketed by way of informal tender for new uses, which could include becoming an ‘extra care’ facility. However the council states it would consider offers for ‘any uses which the market think is viable’, which could range from a community use, business, education or religious purposes.
But the report says the authority would stipulate that if a scheme which was granted permission was not completed in 36 months, the council would have the right to ‘re-acquire the property at the original purchase price’. Councillor Oliver Ryan,
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