Mourne Gateway Project debate continues

Mourne Gateway Project debate continues

By Ryan Sands The fallout from the collapse of the council’s Mourne Mountains Gateway Project continues to reverberate. The aftermath of the recent National Trust announcement that it would not be granting a lease to facilitate a gondola link between Donard Park and Thomas’s Quarry has led to a flurry of meetings focused on retaining the £30m of Belfast Region City Deal (BRCD) funding allocated towards the total £44m cost and addressing the fina…

The former sports and recreation centre (SEZ) at Landsberger Allee once again provides for heated discussions in Berlin. While the Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Mitte is preparing the complete demolition, political voices are voiced, who want to have at least individual parts of the building examined. A current report brings new arguments into the debate. The SEZ was opened in 1981 as a leisure centre of the GDR and was an important point of contact f…