Archived news from 2007

25 October 2007

A successful partnership

Construction of a college campus on an old pit site is progressing. ROBERT BEAUMONT reports on a public-private link up that is working well. While the role of regional development agencies such as Yorkshire Forw...

Castleford could see 140 new homes built near Glasshoughton Waystone, the developers behind the multi-million pound plans for the new Castleford Tigers Stadium at Glasshoughton have submitted a planning application for the...

A £12M road project to regenerate former coalfield areas in Castleford and Normanton has been given the final go-ahead and a £6.5M Government funding package The new road scheme – the Glass Houghton Coalfields Li...

The dream of a brand new stadium for Castleford Tigers is a step closer to reality after Waystone, the company behind the award-winning Glasshoughton development, submitted an outline planning application for a community stadium. ...

Xscape, Castleford, is Yorkshire’s most innovative attraction and the ultimate entertainment destination, offering a pioneering combination of 430,000 sq ft of extreme sports and leisure activities for all ages. Visit England rece...

A turf cutting ceremony has marked th beginning of construction work on Wakefield College’s new state-of-the-art learning facility at Glasshoughton - The Skills Xchange Yvette Cooper MP for Pontefract and Castleford, was j...

Building work has now started on Wakefield College's new state-of-the-art learning facility at Glasshoughton, the Skills Xchange Wakefield College has a vision to provide cutting edge training facilities, for both individu...

Regeneration specialist, Waystone Ltd is celebrating success after its 338 acre Glasshoughton site near Castleford was awarded the ‘Best Regeneration Project’ award at the prestigious Yorkshire Property Awards 2008. Attended by over 800 in...

Work on Wakefield College's new state-of-the-art learning facility at Glasshoughton, the Skills Xchange, moved a step forward this week as college bosses signed final contracts with regeneration specialists and acclaimed developers Wayston...

THE clank of colliery life has been replaced by the pounding of computer keyboards in a Yorkshire town. Wakefield College is planning a centre of academic excellence on the site of a former colliery in Glasshoughton, West Yorkshire. Th...

Work on Wakefield College's new state-of-the-art learning facility at Glasshoughton, the Skills Xchange, moved a step forward this week. College bosses have signed final contracts with regeneration specialists and acclaime...

WORK on the £24m state-of-the-art Wakefield College campus in Glass Houghton is due to start next month after college chiefs and developers signed final contracts. The new learning academy, which will have glass curta...