£25m pound business hub plan unveiled (From Hampshire Chronicle)
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£25m business hub plan unveiled for HMS Daedalus site near Lee-on-the-Solent
5:03pm Wednesday 26th September 2012 in Hampshire Business
By Julian Robinson, Eastleigh Chief Reporter
The Daedalus site
MULTI-million pound plans to turn part of a Hampshire airfield into a major business hub have today been unveiled by one of the country's top politicians.
Eric Pickles has announced proposals to inject £25m in to The Solent Enterprise Zone at the former HMS Daedalus site near Lee-on-the-Solent .
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government wants to create nearly 1,200 jobs by using the cash to regenerate a 21-acre section of the huge air field.
Once funding is finalised, bosses hope to start building work on new commercial space and 90 houses as early as spring next year.
Half of the investment is aimed at developing 25,000 sq ft of advanced manufacturing business space beside the airfield.
Up to £8m would come from the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership's Growing Places Fund, £4.1m from Hampshire County Council and £1.5m from the Government's Regional Growth Fund.
The Secretary of State also announced proposals to invest £3m from the Growing Places Fund in Fareham College's bid for a new advanced skills training centre on the site.
If a total £12m investment package is secured to deliver the centre, it would provide specialist training for the advanced manufacturing sector and training employees of businesses on the site.
This project alone is expected to create 135 temporary jobs during construction and a further 150 permanent jobs on site when complete.
The Leader of Hampshire County Council, Ken Thornber , said the Enterprise Zone could end up being “the jewel in the UK's advanced manufacturing crown”.
And Eric Pickles added: "This over £25million boost for the Solent Enterprise Zone will unlock its huge potential to deliver growth, homes and jobs and make a real difference to Gosport .”
The scheme is the first part of moves to regenerate the vast airfield, creating up to 3,500 jobs by 2026.
Comments(8)
OSPREYSAINT
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5:50pm Wed 26 Sep 12
willygetaway
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5:51pm Wed 26 Sep 12
nedscrumpo wrote:PLEASE NO , i,m still living in hope that the sea level rises lol
Won't be long before Southampton and Portsmouth are joined!
loosehead
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9:08pm Wed 26 Sep 12
as it's now referred to as Lee-On-The-Solent?
is this an act of snobbery?
Linesman
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9:19pm Wed 26 Sep 12
Despite claiming that they are having to deal with a borrowing made by the previous administration, the Tory-led coalition government is still borrowing money hand-over-fist, whilst at the same time putting more people out of work and cutting their benefits.
No doubt they will be withdrawing the bus passes for the elderly, and probably doing away with their winter fuel allowance.
Hit the most vulnerable, as they did in the last budget, but steer clear of cuffing the ones who actually have the money.
A section of society will have to pay for this massive plan, but you can bet your life that there is another section that will not be paying their share.
Georgem
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10:22pm Wed 26 Sep 12
Linesman wrote:So no expansion? Right. Great idea. We should remain in recession forever.
Where are the multi-millions of pounds coming from?
Despite claiming that they are having to deal with a borrowing made by the previous administration, the Tory-led coalition government is still borrowing money hand-over-fist, whilst at the same time putting more people out of work and cutting their benefits.
No doubt they will be withdrawing the bus passes for the elderly, and probably doing away with their winter fuel allowance.
Hit the most vulnerable, as they did in the last budget, but steer clear of cuffing the ones who actually have the money.
A section of society will have to pay for this massive plan, but you can bet your life that there is another section that will not be paying their share.
crusti
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1:41pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Georgem wrote:I agree with Georgem
Linesman wrote:So no expansion? Right. Great idea. We should remain in recession forever.
Where are the multi-millions of pounds coming from?
Despite claiming that they are having to deal with a borrowing made by the previous administration, the Tory-led coalition government is still borrowing money hand-over-fist, whilst at the same time putting more people out of work and cutting their benefits.
No doubt they will be withdrawing the bus passes for the elderly, and probably doing away with their winter fuel allowance.
Hit the most vulnerable, as they did in the last budget, but steer clear of cuffing the ones who actually have the money.
A section of society will have to pay for this massive plan, but you can bet your life that there is another section that will not be paying their share.
The area needs growth, lets have the expansions, create jobs for out family`s.
As for So`ton and Poopey joining up and creating Solent city does not bother me one bit - Its called progress.
Same with the docks on the waterside, lets build them, improve the roads because if we don`t some other area will take up the slack.
Im living in Freemantle at the moment, and I am not against the recycling centre either.
If we stand still, we stagnate.
Shoong
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3:19pm Thu 27 Sep 12
Linesman wrote:Only the first line bears & the last paragraph any relevance to the story whatsoever as per usual.
Where are the multi-millions of pounds coming from?
Despite claiming that they are having to deal with a borrowing made by the previous administration, the Tory-led coalition government is still borrowing money hand-over-fist, whilst at the same time putting more people out of work and cutting their benefits.
No doubt they will be withdrawing the bus passes for the elderly, and probably doing away with their winter fuel allowance.
Hit the most vulnerable, as they did in the last budget, but steer clear of cuffing the ones who actually have the money.
A section of society will have to pay for this massive plan, but you can bet your life that there is another section that will not be paying their share.
The filling in the middle is the usual irrelevant chod.
nedscrumpo says...
5:34pm Wed 26 Sep 12