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IT was heralded as one of Teesside’s most exciting projects in decades – and a beacon to put our corner of the world on the map. But the Snow Centre dream wasn’t to be. Now its developer has spoken out for the first time since the £40m plan was dropped by Middlesbrough Council. IT’S certainly felt Baltic at times this winter around Middlesbrough Dock. And for seven years, there were ambitions to make that corner of Middlehaven cold all year round – with a ski slope, bowling alley and a raft of spin-off outlets. But doubts grew – and last month the final nail in the coffin came for the project as Middlesbrough Council revealed it was looking at alternatives for the land.
End of the road: How the plans for a Middlesbrough snow centre unravelled
It was hoped it would bring jobs and investment to Middlesbrough but hopes of a snow centre now lie in tatters
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It had been hailed as a game-changer that would transform a patch of waste ground in Middlehaven into a premier tourist attraction for Teesside .