Archived News 2007

25 October 2007

A successful partnership

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 Forward continues to attr...

Planning Application for 140 New Home

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 new houses. The firm...

New Road Project Gets Go Ahead

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 Link Road – is a 3.4km...

Construction Starts on College's £30m Skills Xchange

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 joined by Wakefield Co...

Dream Stadium a Step Nearer

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. The £75m...