Marketeers rush to cover their asses after launch of embarrassing new logo
‘To others it may look like a sperm, which makes it vibrant and life-affirming,’ said Ellen Vernon, economic regeneration officer at North Devon Council. BBC News
Tag Archives: regeneration
Council plans to build stainless steel and glass ‘safety fence’ along Canal Street
Perhaps you thought you’d seen every half-baked, damaging, badly-thought out planning decision that Manchester City Council could come up with or approve for the gay village area? It allowed ugly modern buildings to go up next to Victorian warehouses on Canal Street, replaced the cast-iron bridge with a concrete one, gave the go ahead for […]
How will Manchester fare if there’s a recession?
Walking around Ancoats recently I noticed how many of the buildings (many old cotton mills) are still empty. Some are semi-derelict, in other cases the shell has been tarted up a little, but not much done inside. It’s hard to know how many apartments in the converted and newly-built blocks are occupied. If it hasn’t […]
Hacienda apartments
I saw this sad ad in an estate agent’s window on Deansgate. In case you don’t know, the building that was The Hacienda nightclub was completely demolished in 2002. An apartment block was put up on the site and is now marketed as ‘The Hacienda’.
Manchester casino axed
Plans for a ‘super casino’ in Manchester have been axed by the Government. The House of Lords rejected the plans, last March.
A property development too far
It seems that Manchester’s Afflecks Palace has been saved.
Save Manchester’s Lesbian and Gay Centre and community groups
Just as Manchester Pride was about to start it emerged that Manchester City Council was apparently making plans to close down the Lesbian and Gay Centre.