Market hall to get £1m new look
Tuesday 2nd March 2010, 11:31AM GMT.
A north Shropshire market hall is set to undergo a £1 million facelift which councillors say will put the town “on the map.”
Ellesmere Market Hall will receive the long-awaited makeover, paid for with a share of the £13 million saved when Shropshire Council was set up.
Funds for the scheme have already been ring-fenced by Shropshire Council, members of Ellesmere Town Council heard last night.
The project would see the hall in Scotland Street refurbished and a new floor put in. The library and Infolink office would be relocated there.
A cafe, improved disabled access and meeting rooms would also be included.
Councillor Ann Hartley, a town councillor and member of Shropshire Council’s ruling cabinet, said the project would put the town “on the map”.
“We saved £13 million by forming a unitary authority so now we have had a very good capital programme announced and voted on,” added Councillor Hartley.
“The Ellesmere community has been recognised for working very hard for the refurbishment of the market hall and £1 million has been earmarked for Ellesmere in the next two financial years.”
Councillor Pat McLaughlin said: “The market hall group is absolutely over the moon about it.”
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looks pretty good as it is i think!
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What would happen to the current library building? Is it going to be left derelict and looking untidy?
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