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Secondary school plan gets go-ahead

1:21pm Saturday 14th July 2012

The Government has given the go ahead to a Christian free school which aims to move on to the site of a leisure centre.

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King Alfred could get its skates on

9:43am Tuesday 3rd April 2012

A disused Hove seafront site could support a new ice rink, according to experts.

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Brighton and Hove ice-rink plans under scrutiny

1:00pm Saturday 3rd March 2012

Community plans for a temporary ice-rink at a prime seafront site are to be probed.

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Brighton and Hove sports centres get revamp

3:40pm Friday 12th August 2011

Two sports centres are set for a multi-million pound facelift.

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Ice rink could be sited next to King Alfred centre

4:30pm Tuesday 15th March 2011

The King Alfred site is to be considered for a Sussex ice rink.

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£450,000 new gym due to open at King Alfred leisure centre

6:33pm Tuesday 11th January 2011

A new gym is due to open at the King Alfred Leisure Centre, which was previously earmarked for demolition.

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Brighton's leisure centres handed over to private firm

4:30pm Tuesday 7th December 2010

A leisure centre that has faced an uncertain future for years is to be handed over to a not-for-profit organisation, as part of a major shake-up of leisure facilities.

Hove King Alfred plans put on hold for 15 years

2:40pm Thursday 10th June 2010

The redevelopment of The King Alfred Leisure Centre has been ditched for up to 15 years after the council revealed privatisation plans.

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Architect behind King Alfred plans defends "wow-factor" towers

5:00pm Friday 18th December 2009

The architect whose controversial designs for the redevelopment of Hove seafront were dumped says he believes there is still a place for extravagant buildings.

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• King Alfred plans set for approval
• King Alfred plans win backing

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The Argus's two-year battle for the truth about King Alfred

2:18pm Friday 20th November 2009

The Argus fought a two-year battle to force the council to release documents it had tried to suppress about the King Alfred application.

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King Alfred flumes on the way out

9:25am Thursday 18th December 2008

Demolition work at Hove’s King Alfred leisure centre will start this week to remove the outdoor flumes.

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King Alfred centre to lose its slides

1:06pm Sunday 23rd November 2008

The man in charge of the future of the King Alfred site has said the leisure centre's flumes will be removed as part of a £1.5 million emergency repair package.

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Crucial £1.5m repairs for King Alfred

11:10am Wednesday 12th November 2008

Urgent repairs are to be carried out on the King Alfred leisure centre at a cost of up to £1.5 million.

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