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Tendring: £5m boost to upgrade town plans
8:00am Saturday 12th April 2008
Comments (8)COUNCILS in north Essex are celebrating a Government windfall, which will enable major improvements in the area.
Colchester Council leader Robert Davidson greeted the news of the £5 million by saying "this news simply could not be better for Colchester".
The town has earmarked £4.5 million for capital projects, including: l improvements to Colchester town centre l developing the landscape in St Botolph's, including plans for the new Berryfield Park and St Botolph's Priory surroundings l the Essex University business incubation centre l and work to take forward the regeneration of East Colchester, with improvements to Hythe station and remediation of the Hythe scrapyards.
The borough will get a further £412,000 revenue grant towards providing a park and ride in north Colchester and developing plans for the North Station area.
Mr Davidson said: "This funding will mean that while Colchester continues to grow significantly over the coming years, working with partners such as Essex County Council, this growth happens in a way that ensures we provide new high-quality parks and open spaces, enhance the settings of our unique heritage, such as the town wall and St Botolph's Priory, deliver better-paid jobs and ensure that Colchester's transport infrastructure is fit for purpose."
Tendring District Council is celebrating after being awarded £2.5 million over the next three years.
The grant will fund a £1.25 million project to create new pedestrian areas on Harwich waterfront with visitor parking, as well as a master plan for Walton and the Backwaters.
Improvements to Clacton and Frinton town centres will be carried out in the 2009/10 and 2010/11 financial years.
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jim, colchester says...
1:04pm Sat 12 Apr 08
David Mear, Colchester (Developers heaven-our hell) says...
1:32pm Sat 12 Apr 08
Clacton Resident, Clacton says...
3:09pm Sat 12 Apr 08
Meanwhile Frinton, a little, village/town with grandiose ideas about itself due mainly to it's mayor, has already had 500,000 spent on it, has got a further 60,000 allocated to it and wants another 30,000 to tart up a shelter - a total of 590,000 in 1 year, that is almost half of what is intended to be spent on Harwich or Walton, we can all see where the most money is being spent, close to most of the councillors homes.
inspector gadget, all over says...
9:24pm Sat 12 Apr 08
Meanwhile Frinton, a little, village/town with grandiose ideas about itself due mainly to it's mayor, has already had 500,000 spent on it, has got a further 60,000 allocated to it and wants another 30,000 to tart up a shelter - a total of 590,000 in 1 year, that is almost half of what is intended to be spent on Harwich or Walton, we can all see where the most money is being spent, close to most of the councillors homes.
if i was you look up what frinton councillors actualy say they do for a living, their businesses, their next door "neighbours" business.....
Bob, Harwich says...
12:10am Sun 13 Apr 08
inspector gadget wrote:You're not suggesting that they are being a little bit sly and naughty are you??
Meanwhile Frinton, a little, village/town with grandiose ideas about itself due mainly to it's mayor, has already had 500,000 spent on it, has got a further 60,000 allocated to it and wants another 30,000 to tart up a shelter - a total of 590,000 in 1 year, that is almost half of what is intended to be spent on Harwich or Walton, we can all see where the most money is being spent, close to most of the councillors homes. if i was you look up what frinton councillors actualy say they do for a living, their businesses, their next door "neighbours" business.....
Surely not. I won't have it. They are all as pure as the driven snow!!
I was bored one day and decided to look up where the TDC Cllrs lived. Imagine my surprise (not) when I discovered not just how many, but which ones lived in Frinton.
one of lifes little wonders, outside the gates says...
4:11am Sun 13 Apr 08
surley the little angels that live in gods kingdom behind the gates are the blessed ones, ones who never do wrong, leaders to be looked up at, leaders who us mere mortals belive in, and aim to be as good and truthfull as them angelic leaders...
ok, back to reality...
the great train robbers got caught in the end by simple mistakes.....nuff said.
Bob, Harwich says...
1:51pm Sun 13 Apr 08
one of lifes little wonders wrote:I would never, ever suggest that these wonderful people would do anything even slightly dodgy at all. After all those that live in the promised land that is Frinton are the great and good of this fair district.
Bob - bob, what are you suggesting... surley the little angels that live in gods kingdom behind the gates are the blessed ones, ones who never do wrong, leaders to be looked up at, leaders who us mere mortals belive in, and aim to be as good and truthfull as them angelic leaders... ok, back to reality... the great train robbers got caught in the end by simple mistakes.....nuff said.
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apath......, colchester says...
6:45am Sat 12 Apr 08