Southwater news


Concern over Telford outdoor ice rink bid

Businesses have objected to plans for a temporary outdoor skating rink in Telford town centre this summer over fears that it will attract anti-social behaviour.


Date set for Telford ice rink closure

Telford’s ice rink will close on May 27 for work on a £4 million refurbishment scheme to begin.


Work due to start on £4m Telford ice rink revamp

Telford’s new look ice rink will reopen in October after undergoing a £4 million transformation, council bosses revealed today.


£950,000 Southwater visitor centre opens

A new £950,000 visitor centre – the first part of Telford’s £250 million Southwater redevelopment – has thrown open its doors to welcome members of the public.


Telford visitor centre to open its doors

A state-of-the-art visitor centre costing nearly £1 million will open its doors for the first time in Telford Town Park this weekend.


Telford outdoor ice skating hope for the summer

Telford could get a temporary outdoor ice rink this summer if plans are approved for the scheme.


Young hooded gang robs man in Telford

A hooded gang of five, all believed to be just 14 years old, robbed a man in Telford Town Centre of cash, police said today.


Premier Inn and Nando’s among big names for Southwater

Pizza Express, Nando’s and Premier Inn are among the top names coming to Telford as part of the town’s £250 million Southwater development, it was announced this afternoon.


Letter: Job creation must be a priority

It was not without a little pleasure that I read the report by the 60 members of the co-operative council that said Telford’s primary need is to create jobs and encourage businesses to base themselves here.


Three Shropshire Game shops close

High Street giant Game today closed three stores in Shropshire as it laid off more than 2,000 people across the country.


First glimpse of Telford’s The Hub development

This is the first glimpse of one of the centrepieces set to transform the heart of Telford as part of a £250 million regeneration of the town centre.


Telford Southwater deals revealed in weeks

Developers who have clinched deals to run a hotel, bars and restaurants in Telford’s £250 million Southwater development will be unveiled within weeks, council bosses said today.


£250m plan to transform Telford town centre is approved

Part of a £250 million plan to transform Telford into one of the top nightspots in the region creating bars, restaurants, a hotel and a cinema have been approved.


Telford Southwater night life bid before planners

Plans to transform Telford into one of the top nightspots in the region with a £250 million investment creating bars, restaurants, a hotel and a cinema took a giant step forward today.


Detailed plans for Telford’s Southwater development

Detailed plans for the next phase of work on the £250 million Southwater development in Telford town centre have been submitted to councillors.


First glimpse of Telford’s £250m Southwater revamp

This is the first glimpse of how a new multi-million pound development in Telford including an 11-screen cinema, hotel and restaurants will look.


Telford could get two new cinemas

Telford could get two new cinemas after plans were today unveiled for a 10-screen Odeon as the centrepiece of a multi-million pound shopping development in the town centre.


Telford & Wrekin Council refuses to rule out more job cuts

Bosses at Telford & Wrekin Council today have refused to rule out further jobs being lost as they unveiled their alternative budget proposals.


Telford redevelopment work sees demolition of visitor centre

Demolition work today began on Telford Town Park’s visitor centre to make way for a new one as part of a £250 million redevelopment of the area.


Scrapping Telford council HQ will save millions, says Labour group

A vow by Telford & Wrekin Council’s new Labour rulers to scrap the building of new civic offices will save the authority “tens of millions of pounds”, it was claimed today.


Labour’s David Miliband criticises Telford ‘council palace’ plan

Millions of pounds due to be spent on a new “council palace” in Telford would be better spent on schools, nurses or the police, former Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on a visit to the county.


Telford town centre redevelopment work passes milestone

Work to transform Telford town centre has passed an important milestone.


Telford to get new cinema as part of Southwater development

Telford is to get a huge multi-screen cinema as part of the town’s £250 million Southwater development.


New phase of Telford Southwater development submitted

Plans have been submitted for the next phase of the £250 million Southwater development in Telford which will see the building of the centrepiece of the scheme.


Telford spends £2m on library – before work starts

Council chiefs in Telford have splashed out almost £2 million on a planned new library and civic offices in the town before a single brick has even been laid, it was revealed today.


New civic offices ‘key to Telford Southwater success’

A new town library and civic offices complex is the key to kick-starting a £250 million redevelopment of Telford town centre, it was claimed today.


Southwater criticism ‘threatens project’s future’

Council chiefs in Telford today claimed criticism of the massive £250 million Southwater development in the town was placing its very future – including thousands of potential jobs – in jeopardy.


Telford council leader explains Southwater project

Telford & Wrekin Council leader Andrew Eade has told feature writer Tracey O’Sullivan about the authority’s ambitious plans for the Southwater area.


Telford Southwater redevelopment work begins

Redevelopment work on Telford’s Southwater area has finally begun with the draining of a popular pool – but what do people living in the town think of the work?


Draining Telford’s Southwater Lake – in pictures

The landmark Southwater Lake in Telford town centre is fast disappearing after contractors moved in to drain it ahead of huge redevelopment work to give the town a vibrant centre.

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