Leicester City Council to move into Poundstretcher
Leicester City Council has revealed its plans to relocate from its crumbling headquarters.
The council says that it will have to quit the condemned 1970s New Walk Centre within 12 months.
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Leicester City Council's New Walk Centre will be demolished
It is to relocate to Attenborough House, in Charles Street, which was formerly home to Riley's snooker club.
The building will undergo a £3 million refit.
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It also plans to move its customer service centre to what is currently the Poundstretcher store, in Granby Street, with the company looking to relocate to another premises in the city.
The New Walk Centre offices will then be flattened and the site will be offered to developers for a scheme which could include more offices, leisure uses, or housing.
Comments
by braunstoneboy
Thursday, December 27 2012, 6:48AM
“Looks like Welford Place will need a new name .
Any ideas ? For a start...
Saint Peter's Square.
The buildings can be Petemontfort University Block .”
by Pollyanna
Saturday, December 22 2012, 11:42PM
“Hope they retain the name - to keep us smiling sarcastically.”
by heisspartacus
Friday, December 21 2012, 6:30PM
“Misleading and mischievous headline but reads well. IvanTheGreat has an idea there”
by PLYMFOX01
Friday, December 21 2012, 6:22PM
“The site will be offered to developers so DMU can expand the university even more.
Ivan the Greats idea is best, build Jubilee Square on the site of the New Walk Centre. That is far too easy though the mayor et all would rather waste money.”
by unbiased
Friday, December 21 2012, 5:12PM
“more student halls coming to new walk this means! why are all leicester citizens not given NUS cards considering we live in a city thats essentially one big uni!!!”
by rhino
Friday, December 21 2012, 4:53PM
“Poundstrecher? THE BEST PLACE FOR EM!!!!”
by spalding1944
Friday, December 21 2012, 4:33PM
“Where's the parking ? . or will everyone use the Park n Ride !!!!!”
by f007e
Friday, December 21 2012, 3:26PM
“Rodders65 - Another way of saying 'Student accommodation for DMU' would be 'Housing'. That is one of the uses they describe in the article.”
by IvanTheGreat
Friday, December 21 2012, 2:30PM
“Here's a free offer to you Pete. When you finally flatten New Walk Centre, use the space to create your Jubilee Square. It would "connect" the Victorian New Walk, thus linking Victoria Park (Queen Victoria) to Jubilee Square (Queen Elizabeth II) to celebrate Britains 2 longest serving monarchs. If you don't do this then we all know that more student flats will be built on the land instead, and we don't need any more of them.”
by Rodders65
Friday, December 21 2012, 2:24PM
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The New Walk Centre offices will then be flattened and the site will be offered to developers for a scheme which could include more offices, leisure uses, or housing.
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Student accommodation for DMU more like.”