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Airport Hotel and Multi-Storey Car Park plans cleared for take off
PLANS to
construct a 157 bedroom three star plus hotel and an 869 space
multi-storey car park at Liverpool John Lennon Airport (JLA) have
been approved by Liverpool City Council.
A short stay multi-storey car park with parking over 5 levels with a
6 story hotel on top will be built on the site of the existing car
park directly opposite the terminal. Work is due to commence on the
£25 million development shortly, with the project taking 18 months
to complete.
The Airport has worked closely with the council planning officers in
recent weeks to agree the best design for the airport and the
region. Key features of the hotel include an elliptical meeting and
conference area offering panoramic views of the Airport and Mersey
Estuary and a large 11m x 6 m video display screen on the hotel
exterior. This screen will be used to display images of John Lennon
and The Beatles to highlight arts events in the City and the region
to arriving passengers. The multi-storey car park design includes
projected coloured glazed boxes on the exterior to add visual
interest to the front of the car park.
Hotel guests and car park users will be able to walk over to the
terminal in minutes via a new enclosed link bridge that will span
the road in front of the terminal.
With JLA now handling
in excess of 5 million annual passengers, this development is being
constructed in response to increasing passenger demand for such
facilities.
With the low cost operators easyJet and Ryanair now basing 15
aircraft at JLA, many inbound visitors to the region arrive on the
last returning flights of the day and the hotel is expected to prove
popular with passengers on such flights who prefer to avoid having
to then make onward travel arrangements, sometimes late at night.
The hotel will also be used by departing passengers who have early
morning flights to catch and wish to avoid travelling to the airport
in the early hours by staying on site the night before.
There is a demand for a short stay multi-storey car park at the
airport, particularly from the growing number of business travellers
who prefer the convenience of parking close to the terminal. At the
same time as enhancing car parking facilities, the development also
provides for improved access by buses and taxis for both passengers
and airport staff.
The development will improve general traffic circulation at the
airport and further enhance access for all, particularly those with
special needs. The construction will be carefully managed to ensure
any disruption is kept to a minimum.
Neil Pakey, Managing Director Liverpool John Lennon Airport said:-
“With flights from over 60 scheduled destinations now serving
Liverpool, this development is a natural progression of improved on
site facilities to satisfy the needs of today’s 5 million
passengers. Any international airport of our size needs a hotel
adjacent to its terminal. This caters for both the inbound arriving
passengers often coming in late in the evening, or for UK
originating passengers with often very early departures in the
morning. In terms of design we have added a large media screen to
promote public art and we have also started to work with both the
Southport Flower Show and the Tatton Flower Show in the hope we can
bring some unique landscaping to the area. All in all it's a very
exciting development.” |
MAKING WAVES ON THE STREETS
YOUNG
musicians in Liverpool have the chance to win time on stage at a
major festival as well as studio time thanks to the Liverpool
Culture Company.
Now in its third successful year, Streetwaves is run in every
neighbourhood of Liverpool, as well as involvement of all the
boroughs of Merseyside, to seek out and nurture new musical talent.
The prizes are fantastic; artists and groups get to play on their
own stage in Williamson Square as part of the Mathew Street Music
festival which will attract thousands of music fans on Monday 27
August 2007.
They also get to collaborate on designing band merchandise with a
great Liverpool creative agency, p-ornithology, as well as recording
a CD with the other winners at Elevator studios right here in the
music capital of the world. Finally, a gig at the relocated Picket
Music Venue in Jordan Street will give the winners another chance to
showcase their talent in August 2007.
The 2007 contest is being kicked off with the launch of the 2006
winners’ CD on 21 April 2007.
Streetwaves programme manager Alicia Smith said:- “We’ve had
several success stories of musicians gaining confidence and
improving their performances, as well as one of our winners going on
to perform at the prestigious music conference ‘In The City’, so it
just goes to show that Streetwaves could be the first rung on the
ladder for many young artists.”
To take part in the competition, download an application form from
liverpool08.com (from the launch date of 21 April 2007) or for more
information log on to:-
www.myspace.com/streetwaves2007.
Partners in the Streetwaves project are the Liverpool Culture
Company, Youth Music, MZONE, The Picket, The Dry Bar, Liverpool
Youth Service and The Liverpool Young Promoters, plus all Merseyside
local authorities, who are extremely supportive.
For more information about Liverpool, European Capital of Culture,
2008, please visit
www.liverpool08.com.
ANIMAL WELFARE ACT: 9 OUT OF 10 PET OWNERS DON’T UNDERSTAND IT
ON 6 April
2007 the Animal Welfare Act came into effect, yet 85% of pet owners
in the UK say they are confused by it, or worse, have never heard of
it. The Act will clamp down on irresponsible pet owners and compel
them to ensure that their animals have a proper diet and living
space as well as veterinary care. It should have minimal effect on
the majority of Britain’s animal loving pet owners who are already
providing caring homes for their pets, yet awareness of it remains
low.
Scott, who is the regular vet on ITV’s This Morning, explained:-
“The new law aims to bring in standards of acceptable care of
pets and more severe punishments for those who fail to look after
their animals. There is some debate around what this Act will mean
to pet owners though so it is not surprising that some are confused
about what the new laws will mean to them”.
As well as covering the requirements of basic care for the UK’s
pets, the Act introduces harsh penalties for those involved in dog
fighting. New measures such as up to one year in prison and/or up to
£20,000 fines can also be given to those contravening the Act. A
range of other measures, including the issuing of “improvement
notices” to rectify concerns on how animals are being
treated, will also be introduced.
Alison Andrew, Communications Manager at Petplan, comments:-
“We know that most pet owners in the UK try to provide the very best
care for their animals. However, the Animal Welfare Act will clamp
down on those who do not and will no longer accept that ignorance of
the law is any defence. To help owners understand the changes coming
in we have produced this free guide that puts the facts in an easy
to understand way.”
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