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£3m FACELIFT FOR LAKESIDE It’s not quite Love Island, Laura! Laura posted this image on Instagram to her 1.2million followers
WITH popular reality dating show Love Island cancelled this summer due to coronavirus, presenter Laura Whitmore chose to spend some of her spare time on Crosby beach with some hunks of a different kind. The 35-year-old Irish presenter, (left) along with boyfriend, comedian, Iain Stirling, posted images on social media to her 1.2million followers of their trip to see Sir Antony Gormley’s Iron Men statues on Saturday. Cont. on p5
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Centre with ‘identity crisis’ set for new look Report by Tom Martin
CROSBY Lakeside Adventure Centre will be given a £3million facelift after plans were given a green light by Sefton Council. The local authority, which owns the facility, opted to press ahead with the ambitious proposal at a Planning Committee meeting on Wednesday, July 22 and their decision paves the way for work to begin at the site. The council first unveiled the plan in November last year after admitting the centre has an “identity crisis” and financially it was suffering “significant annual losses”. Crosby Lakeside is a multi-purpose facility, with hotel rooms, leisure facilities including a gym as well as a bar and restaurant. Some of the changes involve a new entrance lobby, space for 38 bedrooms, a 2,200 sq ft conference and events space, a roof terrace, a complete remodel of the building and a refurbished bar and restaurant. The council also wants to create a ‘bunk barn’, which would be used to accommodate school children, club members, or businesses visiting for team-building exercises. The planning application states: “In
The loss-making Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre is set for a makeover
the current challenging economic climate Sefton Council is looking to maximise revenue streams from all its assets including Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre which currently incurs significant annual losses. “Overall the existing centre suffers from an identity crisis, there are various individual facilities housed within the building however it is difficult to recognise and differentiate between the various areas which provide the individual services housed within the centre. “The internal layout of the centre is uncoordinated, fragmented and disjointed. The services which are provided by the various individual facilities can clash which can render certain areas operationally unus-
able resulting in areas becoming underutilised. This leads to an inconsistency of service, a public perception of unreliability and ultimately loss of revenue. “Additionally, each facility is lacking the infrastructure required to develop and market the individual services on offer and improve efficiency and profitability. “The existing centre is unable to project a coherent identity and market the services it offers, therefore delivery of services is inadequate, uncoordinated and unprofitable. “The centre should be developed as a coastal gateway by creating a destination attraction and vibrant community hub.”
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