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Liverpool City Council is to consider plans from Derwent Holdings for the development of a new £200m 600,000 sq ft shopping centre to replace the Edge Lane retail park. 13-Jan-2010 Liverpool City Council is to consider plans from the Benmore Group for the development of a £10m 122-bedroom hotel on Dale Street by summer 2011. 23-Nov-2009 Liverpool City Council has unveiled plans for the £50m refurbishment of Liverpool's Central Library, and work will start next summer. 02-Nov-2009 Liverpool City Council is looking into the possibility of setting up a £5m National Games Academy, in order to train staff for the computer gaming industry. 13-Jul-2009 Liverpool City Council and Hanover Estates have agreed plans to refurbish and reopen the Neptune Theatre. 28-May-2009 Liverpool City Council has approved plans from Merepak for the £160m Central Village development, including an 11-storey building and two Millennium & Copthorne hotels. 13-May-2009 Liverpool City Council is to consider plans from West Bay Capital for a £50m 18-storey commercial development at 30 Pall Mall, including 225,000 sq ft of office space. 21-Apr-2009 Liverpool City Council is planning to spend £70m improving the city's parks over the next 25 years, including Sefton and Stanley parks. 23-Feb-2009 Liverpool City Council has approved plans from Merepark and Ballymore for the development of a 174-room hotel and conference centre at the Watson building in Renshaw Street. 16-Oct-2008 Liverpool City Council is to shed 125 of its 256 home care jobs, as more work is now being carried out by the private sector. 03-Sep-2008 Liverpool City Council is seeking £4.5m of lottery funding for the restoration of Newsham Park in Tuebrook. 23-Jul-2008 Liverpool City Council has approved outline plans for the £400m redevelopment of the Royal Liverpool hospital, in order to focus the site on cancer treatment and emergency care. 19-Mar-2008 Liverpool City Council is to consider plans from Carpenter Investments for the development of a £10m hotel complex and sailing school on West Kirby's waterfront, which would create 50 jobs. 07-Feb-2008 Liverpool City Council is to consider plans from Brabco for a £44m development at Baltic Triangle in Liverpool, including a 134-bed three-star hotel and 177 apartments. 14-Sep-2007 Liverpool City Council is seeking proposals from developers to restore the former ABC cinema on Lime Street, and possibilities include a museum, concert hall or sporting venue. 14-Dec-2006 Liverpool City Council is to shed 120 tutor jobs following a £1.5m funding cut for its adult education service. 07-Jun-2006 Liverpool City Council has approved plans for the £20m restoration of the Port of Liverpool Building at the Pier Head, including a sunken piazza with restaurants and shops. 18-Oct-2005 Liverpool City Council is considering plans to build a five-star spa hotel at Oxford Gardens, in preparation for the 2008 Open golf championship at Royal Birkdale. 17-Oct-2005 Liverpool City Council is to consider a £6m scheme to open up the crypt at the city's Metropolitan Cathedral to visitors. 30-Sep-2005 Liverpool City Council is to consider plans from Merepark and Ballymore for the development of a £160m shopping, residential and leisure development behind Central Station. 30-Sep-2005 Liverpool City Council is to spend £6m refurbishing the Church Street shopping area, including new paving, lighting and metal sculptures. 29-Sep-2005 Liverpool City Council has secured a £16m government grant to restore the historic Picton Reading Room in Liverpool library. 25-Aug-2005 Liverpool City Council is planning to set up a £13m botanical garden in Calderstones Park, with three domes being used to house the city's collection of 16,000 plants. 20-Jun-2005 Liverpool City Council has received government approval for grants worth £17m to build a new cruise liner facility at Princes Dock, with the creation of 90 jobs. 24-May-2005 Liverpool City Council has secured a £5m provisional lottery grant to fund the restoration of Sefton Park. 28-Apr-2005 Liverpool City Council is inviting expressions of interest from private companies about forming a partnership to operate the city's leisure centres. 29-Mar-2005 Liverpool City Council has announced proposals to spend £11m transforming historic Stanley Park, including the restoration of its conservatory. 17-Feb-2005 Liverpool City Council is recruiting more than 150 extra staff to improve services for the elderly. 15-Dec-2004 Liverpool City Council has finalised plans to build a £12m swimming pool in Picton. 04-Oct-2004 Liverpool City Council is considering plans from St Modwen to relocate Great Homer Street market to a purpose-built market hall nearby. 01-Oct-2004 Liverpool City Council is in discussions with partner BT to double the capacity of the Liverpool Direct call centre, creating 200 new jobs, in order to take on work from other organisations. 15-Jul-2004 Liverpool City Council is in discussions with three unnamed international gambling groups about plans to set up a £20m casino complex on the banks of the Mersey. 15-Mar-2004 Liverpool City Council has unveiled plans for the £500m redevelopment of the 36-acre Kings Dock area, including two hotels, a conference centre, a 9,000-seat arena, offices and homes. 29-Jan-2004 Liverpool City Council is to unveil proposals for a £35m scheme to combine the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool Museum and the Central Library into a single World Discovery Centre. 11-Dec-2003 Liverpool City Council is in talks with Ballymore about plans for a £100m leisure and residential development on a four-acre site behind Central Station. 04-Dec-2003 Liverpool City Council is seeking a £5m lottery grant to fund the restoration of Sefton Park. 17-Oct-2003 Liverpool City Council is looking to start work on the construction of a new £10m cruise terminal next year, which it hopes will attract up to 50 ships a year. 29-Sep-2003 Liverpool City Council is to receive £4m from Sport England to part-finance the development of a £11m swimming pool at Wavertree Playground. 12-Sep-2003 Liverpool City Council has approved plans from Rumford Investments for a £50m homes, offices and leisure development on the waterfront site of Richmond House, with the creation of 2,000 jobs. 28-Aug-2003 Liverpool City Council is to consider plans for the development of a £18m transport interchange in south Liverpool, including a new railway station, bus depot and park-and-ride car park. 19-Jun-2003 Liverpool City Council is set to award a 10-year contract to Parkman Group for the outsourcing of its property, building, highways and traffic divisions, which will involve the transfer of 250 staff to Parkman's new office in Liverpool. 03-Jun-2003 Liverpool City Council is looking at options for the development of a £200m recycling plant on the outskirts of the city, and talks are taking place with Shanks Waste Services. 23-Apr-2003 Liverpool City Council has announced plans for the £10m revamp of the Colomendy adventure centre near Mold, in order to improve the facilities and attract more visitors. 22-Nov-2002 Liverpool City Council is looking to spend £12m restoring about 40 historic buildings across the city, in partnership with English Heritage and the North West Development Agency. 18-Oct-2002 Liverpool City Council has approved plans for the £26m expansion of Liverpool John Lennon Airport, and work will start next spring. 22-Aug-2002 Liverpool City Council is investing £0.7m in new leisure facilities across the city, including the extension of three gyms and the construction of a new site over the next 12 months. 13-Aug-2002 Liverpool City Council is planning to revamp the Colomendy outdoor pursuits centre in Denbighshire, and private sector partners are being sought to help with the £2.5m cost of the project. 28-Jun-2002 Liverpool City Council is considering plans for a multi-million expansion of the Municipal Buildings, in order to centralise council services onto one site. 30-Jan-2002 Liverpool City Council has commissioned a report that predicts a total of 50,000 jobs will be created in the city over the next four years, with £3bn worth of construction work creating 40,000 temporary jobs. 15-Jan-2002 Liverpool City Council is in talks with British Telecom about the possibility of setting up a call centre to handle calls on behalf of other UK local authorities, which could create 500 jobs. 31-Dec-2001 Liverpool City Council is to consider plans from the Greyhound Racing Association for a £6m 2,000-seater greyhound stadium in Fazakerley, which would create 200 jobs. 21-Nov-2001 Liverpool City Council has approved a plan by London-based Rumford Investments for a £60m waterfront development on the River Mersey, which could create 2,500 jobs. 14-Nov-2001 Liverpool City Council is planning to restore Harthill Botanic Gardens at a cost of £2m, and the site could be reopened to the public within 18 months. 11-Sep-2001 Liverpool City Council is to consider plans from the Grosvenor-Henderson consortium for a £700m shopping development at Chavasse Park, which will include two large department stores. 23-Aug-2001 Liverpool City Council is expected to approve plans from Nottingham-based Lace Market Hotels for the development of a £2m hotel in Hope Street, with the creation of 79 jobs. 19-Jul-2001 Liverpool City Council has been approached by FiberCore of the US about the possibility of setting up a fibre optics factory in the city, with the creation of up to 500 jobs. 20-Jun-2001 Liverpool City Council is to consider plans from Grosvenor Estates for the £600m redevelopment of the Bluecoat Quarter, including new shops, cinemas, bars and restaurants. 18-Jan-2001 Liverpool City Council is to consider plans from Emerald Hotels for the £7m conversion of the former Royal Insurance headquarters in North John Street into a 100-bedroom Irish theme hotel. 14-Dec-2000 Liverpool City Council is considering plans for the £800m redevelopment of the Bluecoat area of the city centre, in order to improve shopping and leisure facilities. 25-Oct-2000 Liverpool City Council is discussing the possibility of setting up a national postal museum in the city, using exhibits from a former museum in London. 19-Oct-2000 Liverpool City Council has approved plans for the development of a film production and training studio in Dingle, which will be run by a new company called the Liverpool Film Academy. 17-Aug-2000 Liverpool City Council has announced plans for the £1.5bn redevelopment of the city over the next 10 years, in a project managed by the Liverpool Vision regeneration company. 27-Jul-2000 British Telecom is set to win a £500m 10-year contract for the electronic modernisation of Liverpool City Council, including call centres, revenue and benefits services. 09-May-2000 Liverpool City Council is to consider plans from Rumford Developments for a £60m twin-tower skyscraper in the city centre, including shops, leisure facilities and apartments. 03-May-2000 Liverpool City Council has chosen Grosvenor and Henderson Investors to develop a 1m sq ft shopping centre on Paradise Street. 27-Mar-2000 Liverpool City Council has appointed international architects Skidmore Owings & Merrill to devise plans for the £500m redevelopment of the city centre. 28-Jan-2000 Liverpool City Council is looking into the possibility of building a new 10,000-seater stadium to host sporting and entertainment events within three years. 21-Dec-1999 Liverpool City Council is to consider proposals from seven developers for a £200m project to regenerate the city centre. 18-Nov-1999 Liverpool City Council has shortlisted Westfield of Australia and a number of other developers for the £700m Paradise Street shopping centre scheme. 23-Oct-1999 Liverpool City Council is in discussions with a number of major companies interested in taking over its troubled building maintenance department. 23-Jun-1999
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