In its recent publication, Wastewater Treatment in Galway, An Taisce reminded us that until the wastewater treatment plant on Mutton Island came into operation in 2004, this city had historically allowed 6,000,000 litres of untreated raw sewage a day to flow out into Galway Bay, a Special Area of Conservation.
Empire Yard project, Maryport, was part of Allerdale Council’s Future High Streets Fund bid to the Government TWO local leaders have welcomed a multimillion pound funding boost for their areas. Carlisle and Maryport are to be awarded £9,129,874 and £11,527,839 respectively as part of the Government’s Future High Streets Fund. The funding is aimed at supporting areas to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and to help give town centres a new lease of life. It is part of £168.8 million for high streets in the North West.Carlisle asked for a £16.6 million cut of the £1bn pot. The bid focussed on projects including: the repurposing of a number of properties on Castle Street; site preparation work on the former Central Plaza Hotel site ahead of redevelopment; remediation work on the Carlisle Riverside development site; and the redevelopment of the former Hoopers department store which was bought by Edinburgh Woollen Mill earlier this year.