David Ellesmere outside the pigeon-blighted silo on Ipswich Waterfront.
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Just days after the government confirmed that Ipswich would be getting £25m as part of the Towns Deal Fund, the borough is taking the first steps towards pressing ahead with one of the most significant elements of its proposed developments.
It is preparing to appoint specialists to clean up the interior of the former Paul s Specialist Maltings silo between Stoke Bridge and Dance East which has been empty for more than a decade.
The inside of the building is so seriously contaminated with pigeon droppings that it has been impossible for anyone to get inside to examine the structure - and the cost could run into six figures.
David Ellesmere outside the pigeon-blighted silo on Ipswich Waterfront.
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Just days after the government confirmed that Ipswich would be getting £25m as part of the Towns Deal Fund, the borough is taking the first steps towards pressing ahead with one of the most significant elements of its proposed developments.
It is preparing to appoint specialists to clean up the interior of the former Paul s Specialist Maltings silo between Stoke Bridge and Dance East which has been empty for more than a decade.
The inside of the building is so seriously contaminated with pigeon droppings that it has been impossible for anyone to get inside to examine the structure - and the cost could run into six figures.
Ipswich has been given £25m as part of the government s Towns Deal.
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A £25million windfall for Ipswich from the government s Towns Deal Fund has been hailed as a fantastic boost which will have a transformative effect on its regeneration after Covid.
However, business and political leaders warned that after previous attempts to revamp the town: This time our approach must be different if we want to get it right.
The giant windfall was confirmed in the Budget on Wednesday.
It will enable work to be carried out on 11 projects, mainly in the town centre and Waterfront areas, which will be aimed at pump-priming a recovery in its fortunes after the shock of the Covid crisis.
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The Bridge Street cut-through was temporarily closed in June.
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The closure of the Bridge Street cut-through in the Waterfront area of Ipswich is set to be made permanent if there are no major objections to Suffolk County Council.
The short cut-through from College Street to Stoke Bridge was closed to motor traffic last June as part of the measures introduced to encourage cycling and walking in the town in response to the Covid crisis.
Now the county council has decided it has not caused problems for traffic and it should be made permanent as part of moves to improve the Stoke Bridge entrance to the Waterfront area.