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The controversial £135 million development of what is described as a ‘Multi Media Centre’ in the former home of the Galleries in Wigan has been officially submitted for approval - with new pictures to show what it could look like.
The plans for the town centre site have been on the table since an initial planning application was given the green light in 2021. This proposal has been subject to criticism from both councillors and residents alike, all believing the cost to be too much during a cost of living crisis - culminating in a recent 4.99 per cent council tax rise.
Currently the old site is being demolished and now Wigan Council are requesting for permission, alongside contractor Cityheart for permission to built the 84,000 sq ft site.
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The site would comprise a six screen, 700 seat cinema, multi-lane bowling alley, indoor mini golf, a climbing wall and a wide range of other indoor leisure activities, according to developers. The MMC will also include public events space and a games arcade along with a range of bar and restaurant establishments.
At the most recent full council meeting in the town hall on March 1, the deputy chief executive Paul McKevitt promised that plans were still on track for the development. It looks as though he was true to his word as plans have now officially been tabled.
The long-term, multi-phase investment has been described by CityHeart as the ‘UK’s most innovative low carbon regeneration projects’, that would transform the town centre. Designed by JM Architects, this nationally significant development will also comprise 483 homes across seven new residential buildings; a 144-bedroom hotel; a
This Easter The Centre, Livingston will be giving away 2,000 chocolate eggs!
The Centre, Livingston has announced its April charity partner as Spark, which runs a wide range of activities to help overcome the impact of loneliness and isolation and spark conversations and interactions with people in the local community to allow them to connect with others, make new friends and create new possibilities.
A man has been charged with the rape of a woman in Bolton town centre. Layth Alkalifa, 22, of Tonge Moor, has been charged with rape and has been remanded in custody to appear at Bolton Crown Court in May.
A new aparthotel by Marriott Bonvoy is set to open in Manchester city centre this May with an outdoor courtyard where guests can dine, drink or work al fresco. Residence Inn by Marriott Manchester Piccadilly is the hotel brand’s first extended stay property in northern England, joining four others located in London and Scotland.
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The cast of Neighbours has announced that a new series of the Australian show will start filming next month. Alan Fletcher, Jackie Woodburne, Stefan Dennis, Ryan Moloney, Annie Jones, and April Rose Pengilly told the audience of Neighbours – The Celebration Tour at the London Palladium that production will start in April.The six actors including Fletcher, 65, who played Karl Kennedy, and his on-screen wife Susan, portrayed by Woodburne, 67, were also confirmed for a new chapter of the long-running soap.
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UK-based indie Archery Pictures, whose credits include Operation Mincemeat (2022) and Riviera Series 3, has picked up the film rights to the New York Times bestselling novel Lies We Sing To The Sea by Sarah Underwood.
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Shakira's tripto New York has been a journey. She started the week performing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon , which has been hailed as one of the best. While she was all smiles during the show, the singer was later photographed crying in a store.
Outnumbered actress Ramona Marquez is best known for playing little Karen Brockman in the hit BBC sitcom, but nearly 16 years since she first made her debut, the star is barely recognisable. Now 22, Ramona looks worlds away from her role as curly-haired cheeky youngster Karen, who starred in the programme as Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner's married characters' daughter. Ramona was only six years old when she was first cast in the British family comedy in 2007, and played Karen for seven years until she was 13.The series then returned for a one-off Christmas special in 2016, as BBC viewers were delighted to see the beloved family back on screens one last time.
Virgin Radio’s spin-off station dedicated to the good old 1980s – Virgin Radio 80s Plus – this weekend launched a new weekly show which we will be hosted each month by a different 80s pop star.The first host of the new show is actor and vocalist Clare Grogan, who gets the gig as the lead singer of new wave outfit Altered Images. Once she’s done, it will be Matt Goss of Bros in the presenting chair, and then Carol Decker of T’Pau fame.
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Kym Marsh and her lookalike daughter Emilie were flooded with compliments as they posed side-by-side at a star-studded event. Former Coronation Street star Kym, 46, and 25-year-old Emilie wowed at a VIP night for their friend, celebrity makeup artist Sally Rowe.
Princess Catherine (AKA Kate Middleton) and Prince William share a sweet moment together during a visit to Hayes Muslim Centre on Thursday (March 9) in Hayes, England.
Free bus passes for teenagers are fuelling anti-social behaviour in shopping centres such as Livingston, local councillors claimed this week.
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Kate Middleton and Prince William were pictured together as the Prince and Princess and Wales visited the Hayes Muslim Centre in West London. Kate, 41, was seen smiling outside with her husband William, 40, as she wrapped up in a grey long coat with heels and a detailed white headscarf.
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! star Pat Sharpe has said he is "truly sorry" for his ill-judged remark about a woman's breasts, which saw him being axed from his Greatest Hits radio show slot.