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The Tate Modern has won the first Prime Minister's Award for Better Public Building at the recent British Construction Awards 2001. (bti, 11/01)
Scrap assembly building, say Tories
Do you think the NHS trust will benefit from the input of the The Prince Of Wales?
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Party leader Nick Bourne intends to use the talks to develop opposition to the plans, which have been continually dogged by controversy. Despite expecting to lose the vote, Mr Bourne demanded an end to the "absolute mess" surrounding the project. "People in Wales are pretty united against wasting money on this," he said. "They are more concerned about what happens in the assembly building. They want us to deliver on health, on rural services, on jobs and education. Money has been wasted, but let's not waste any more.
"Let us draw a line under it now and spend it on public services rather than on a building we don't really need."
(Source:Building Design, 9/11/01)
(Source: news.bbc.co.uk, 14/11/01)
At the start of the project, the initial budget was just over £26m, but the potential cost of the building rose to between £37m and £47m. However, former Welsh Secretary Ron Davies - who instigated the building project - described Mr Bourne's calls as "unrealistic".
The BBC
has formally signed its partnership with Land Securities Trillium (LST)
to develop and manage the Corporation’s portfolio of properties.
The
deal will result in the freehold of the BBC White City, London, site being
transferred to LST. The property company will then stump up £220
million for the construction of the first phase of a 51,000m² development.
(Source:
AJplus.co.uk, 14/11)
"There's
one guaranteed way of wasting more money and that is by cancelling the
contract," he said. "The millions that have been spent would
be wasted."
"There would also be legal challenges which would incur more costs
and bring a bigger bill for compensation."
Mr Davies described the project's handling as "less than brilliant"
over the last couple of years, but he stressed the importance of the building.
"If we are determined to create the new Wales we are all talking
about, then we have to have confidence in ourselves, and a building which
people can be proud of. At the moment there is a temporary home, and it
says a lot about how we perceive ourselves."
"We have a site, we have back-up facilities, we have a world-renowned
architect and we have funds put aside. What we need now is determination
to deliver."
Meanwhile, Finance Minister Edwina Hart is expected to say she is pleased
with the bids that have been received from companies keen to take over
the project.
(Source: news.bbc.co.uk, 14/11/01)
Yorkshire
selects 13 urban designers to create ‘vibrant’ towns
A group of 13 international architects and urban designers have been
selected to help breathe new life into town and city centres across Yorkshire.
Yorkshire
Forward has whittled down the group from a list of over 90 firms from
around the world who answered its invitation to create new and vibrant
urban centres across Yorkshire and the Humber.
The regional development agency wants to transform the area’s image
and fill it with "vibrant, exciting and high quality centres"
with the help of its new consultants.
And it intends to pump £1 million by next year into development
work on the project around a number of centres. It has pinpointed "renaissance
towns" Scarborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Halifax,
Grimsby, Rotherham and Wakely for the work.
(Source: AJplus.co.uk, 14/11)
UK'S consumers see no reduction in offensive ads
Nine-tenths of people say that advertising today is more offensive than two years ago or equally offensive, according to research by Taylor Nelson Sofres.
The research showed that 42% of people think ads are more offensive now than in 1999 and 49% think they are as offensive as they were then. Women and older groups are more likely to be offended.
The findings coincide with the Advertising Standards Authority rejecting a complaint against MG Rover Group's use of 'gratuitous sexual imagery' over an internet banner ad featuring a women's hand gripping a handbrake and the strapline 'Ever been complimented on your handling?'.
(Marketing, 08/11/01)
A co-founder of FriendsReunited, Julie Pankhurst, said most comments had been very positive but it wanted to work with teachers to tackle any problems.
A head teachers'
union, the NAHT, said it was considering taking action to shut down the
site, amid claims that it was being used to make allegations of alcoholism
and paedophilia against its members. Its general secretary, David Hart,
said the union had received "a lot of complaints" from colleagues
concerned about comments made by former pupils.
(Source: news.bbc.co.uk, 14/11/01)
FriendsReunited encourages people to register their names and previous
schools so they can find out what their old school and college friends
are doing now. Each school has a notice board where memories from school
or about teachers can be recorded. It is here that the union claims defamatory
remarks are being made about its members.
The website
makes it clear that abusive, libellous or hurtful comments can be removed
if a complaint is made.
(Source:
news.bbc.co.uk, 14/11/01)
The personal finance magazine, called Your Money, will be available from January 21 and will carry Daily Telegraph branding.
The Telegraph Group is planning to launch a raft of consumer magazines following the launch of Your Money.
Your Money, which will be published ten times a year, will cost £3.50. The magazine will be published by Haymarket Publications, and the publisher will be Rupert Heseltine.
(Source: Marketing Week, 08/11/01)
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