Silverstone Park shows off new image

Silverstone Park has overhauled its brand after three years of development by asset managers MEPC. A new brand book, opportunities brochure and website have been developed to illustrate how much the park has developed. MEPC took over the management of the park in September 2013 and has carried out a series of improvements. They include: * Extensive upgrading the entrance, landscape and buildings. * An upgrade of utilities of almost £13 million. * New networking opportunities and a sports

£1.8m revamp for Aldershot station

A £1.8 million revamp of Aldershot railway station is on track for next year after the council secured £900,000 from Enterprise M3 LEP. Rushmoor Borough Council will receive the funding from the Local Growth Fund over the next two years which matches existing funds of £620,000 from the council itself, £180,000 from Hampshire County Council and £100,000 from South West Trains. The money will create a new forecourt and transport interchange, similar to that at Farnborough, for buses, taxis and

Key appointments at Reading UK CIC

Four new appointments have been announced by Reading UK CIC. Adam Jacobs, owner of Jacobs jewellers will move from being chair of Reading Business Improvement District (BID) to chair of Reading UK CIC (replacing former Oracle manager Steve Belam) while Broad Street Mall general manager Graham Mountford will replace Mr Jacobs as chair of the BID. Mr Jacobs said: “I am very proud to be taking on the chair of Reading UK CIC at a really exciting time for the town. Reading is in the midst of a

99-bedroom hotel planned for Slough

Proposals for a 99-bedroom hotel go before councilors in Slough on Wednesday (October 5). Milhouse (Slough) made the application in March for 172-184 Bath Road, just outside Slough Trading Estate. It was due to be considered by Slough Borough Council’s planning committee in June but was deferred because of concerns of insufficient parking. In the revised proposals the number of spaces has increased by 10 to 75, the café (which will be open to the public) moved and plans to include a conference

Heathrow Hub campaign insists 'we're still cheaper'

The Heathrow Hub campaign has welcomed the airport’s announcement of more regional flights but says it can still do it cheaper. Heathrow announced as part of its post-Brexit plans it will add 25,000 regional flights per year by 2021, four years earlier than the proposed third runway. The airport says it will also ring-fence capacity for domestic flights to new locations such as Newquay, Liverpool and Jersey and to add frequency to existing under-served destinations such as Leeds Bradford and

Guildford regeneration moves closer with exclusivity agreement

A 12-month exclusivity agreement has been agreed between Guildford Borough Council and M&G; Real Estate to aid the town’s regeneration. The council’s executive agreed the deal on Tuesday, September 27. Almost 96,000 sq m of retail, leisure and residential is in the pipeline and during the 12-month period the council and M&G; will try to: • Agree a scheme format, in keeping with the character and appearance of the historic town centre • Agree detailed heads of terms and •

Gallagher Estates plans 95 homes in Sonning Common

Gallagher Estates has applied to build 95 homes off Kennylands Road in Sonning Common. The developer held a consultation in March with attracted 95 people and 27 comments were submitted. However there was an 'in-principle' objection from South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) because the number of homes exceeds the number allocated in the Local Plan. The land is to the west/south west of Kennylands Road and next to the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The one, two,

Newbury FC ground lease row settled

The row between West Berkshire Council and Newbury FC over its ground, has been resolved after a two-year lease was agreed. A mixed use development is being worked on by the council (which owns the land) and St Modwen Properties for the London Road Industrial Estate including the football club’s Faraday Road ground after the club moves out in June 2018 New housing, including affordable housing, office and retail space will feature in the new scheme. The club had refused to sign a two-year

City Ford leases surrendered

Three sites housing a total of 13 car dealerships in Reading, Newbury and Basingstoke will be handed back to landlords as a result of City Ford entering administration. All the sites were leased and KPMG has confirmed the leases will be surrendered back to their landlords. City Motors was headquartered in Basingstoke and operated dealerships for a number of vehicle manufacturers, including Ford, Peugeot, Citroen, Suzuki, Kia, Honda, Seat and Skoda, in addition to operating the PX (part

Station Hill neighbours told 'Go away and sort yourselves out'

A last minute legal challenge has delayed council plans to buy a stake in Reading’s Station Hill to settle rights of light disputes and allow development to go ahead. Monday’s (September 26) meeting of Reading Borough Council’s policy committee deferred its decision until November 28 but warned it is prepared to use powers if needed. The committee had been asked to invoke rarely used powers to buy an interest in the scheme so it could settle disputes between developer Sackville Developments