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Simon Hall introduces highlights of Jumbo summer Simon Hall MBE, chairman of the charity, said: “This is wonderful news for Colchester and for Jumbo, which we know is a much-loved part of our town and really matters to people. “The trust and the town need to grasp the opportunity with both hands to finally bring forward the restoration of Jumbo as an asset for the future of the town centre. “Jumbo is such an iconic part of the Colchester landscape and dominates the Balkerne Gate entrance to the town, so we must create an integrated solution for the cultural heart of the town.

The £5.3 million Timebridge Community Centre has officially been completed. Building work has officially been completed on the new £5.3 million community centre in New Addington. The Timebridge Community Centre will soon open its doors in New Addington after a remarkably fast building phase that saw much of the construction take place off site before assembly on location, all in less than a year amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 161, 000 sq. ft. project was completed from start to finish in just 13 months, despite considerable, unexpected supply chain and workforce disruption as a re...

This latest pub property news round-up includes more information on BrewDog’s expansion plans and a market update from leisure property specialist Fleurets. Work underway at new 42 BrewDog sites Unveiling an artist’s impression of a new site in Atlanta on Twitter, BrewDog co-founder James Watt revealed that the independent Scottish brewer and bar operator currently has 42 sites in its expansion pipeline. “Others include Belfast, London, Paris, Vegas, Bath, Exeter, Mumbai, Sydney, Amsterdam, Berlin, Frankfurt, Gurgaon, Lyon, Milan, Chester, Durham, Hyderabad ...

Two of the four senior managers at Croydon LBC recently suspended from their duties pending a report into how the council came to face bankruptcy have now resigned from their jobs, as disciplinary procedures against other senior figures get underway. Director of finance Lisa Taylor, who as section 151 officer had to issue a section 114 notice in December, and executive director of health, wellbeing and adults Guy Van Dichele have both resigned after being suspended two weeks ago. The two other senior officers to have been suspended are executive director of place Shifa Mustafa and executive d...

Croydon LBC is facing significant challenges in setting out a medium term financial strategy, with the government indicating it will not at this stage make capitalisation directions beyond 2021-22, and yet to confirm whether it will grant the council this borrowing flexibility at all. The stricken council, which issued a section 114 notice in December because it was unable to set a balanced budget, has applied to the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) for a £150m capitalisation direction allowing it to borrow for revenue spending. The request is for £70m this financ...