South Africa: Plans for World Cup Prostitution Condemned

Plans by Durban to temporary legalize prostitution and "adult entertainment venues" is meeting with predictably vocal opposition. While this would be an easy way to generate tax-based revenue from an industry that will service (as it were) visiting sports fans anyway, I would...

Halo Lights Up the Night

" LIGHTING experts in Peterborough have helped bring to life a huge landmark that is part of an ambitious regeneration venture. Consultants CC-Vision has provided the advice which has lit up the Halo Panoptical in Rossendale, East Lancashire.It is the fourth in a series of...

Leicester's Future Development

"Imagine a city where high-tech jobs are available at new office developments; where families live in the city centre; and where you can relax by a new marina. That is the vision put forward by the Leicester Regeneration Company, which is proposing a series of ideas that...

£2.5m Boost For Holyhead Facelift

One of the most beautiful coastal Towns in the British Isles is getting the finance and acclaim to which it rightfully deserves. "Major plans to turn one of Wales' major ports into a "thriving and vibrant place" will benefit from £2.5m of European funds, it has been...

Aberystwyth town plans go on show

"A major project outlining the shape of Aberystwyth for the next 20 years is being unveiled. The masterplan study is looking at the town's transport and housing needs in the wake of future economic growth. It will also provide solutions to traffic problems, information about...

Prestigious Award For Looking Beyond Bricks And Mortar

"THE housing association who are redeveloping the Vineburgh area of Irvine in partnership with North Ayrshire Council have won a top regeneration award for the second year running. Cunninghame Housing Association picked up the Jubilee Award at the fifth annual Scottish...

Urban Development Corporations

"Urban Development Corporations (UDCs) are non-departmental public bodies which were established under the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980. They were limited-life bodies tasked with a broad remit to secure the regeneration of their designated areas and were all...

Regeneration: Scientist regrow chicken wing

Chop off a salamander's leg and a brand new one will sprout in no time. But most animals have lost the ability to replace missing limbs. Now, a research team at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies has been able to regenerate a wing in a chick embryo - a species not...

Cross-party support from MEPs for Save Spodden Valley campaign...

Save Spodden Valley campaigners have been invited to speak this month at an asbestos conference in the European Parliament buildings. Whilst in Brussels, campaigners are also taking the opportunity to meet with MEPs and European Commissioners to discuss the controversial...