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Revealed: Planners' unrest over King Alfred

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:15:12 +0000

The unrest among expert planners before the £290 million King Alfred development on Hove seafront was approved has finally been revealed.

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

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:18:37 +0000

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

King Alfred flumes on the way out

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:25:42 +0000

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

King Alfred centre to lose its slides

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:06:08 +0000

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.

Question Councillor Ted Kemble about the King Alfred

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:05:46 +0000

The man in charge of the future of the King Alfred will be answering your questions today.

£1.5 to upgrade King Alfred leisure centre

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:26:37 +0000

Councillors last night discussed the future of the King Alfred Leisure Centre after plans for a £290 million housing and leisure complex fell through earlier this month.

New school plan for King Alfred site

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:44:35 +0000

The King Alfred leisure centre is being looked at as a site for a new school.

Crucial £1.5m repairs for King Alfred

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:10:00 +0000

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

What now for King Alfred?

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:25:14 +0000

A new row has broken out over the future of the run-down King Alfred leisure centre.

King Alfred plans are dead

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:08:06 +0000

The £290 million King Alfred development is dead.

King Alfred hopes fade

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:40:00 +0100

The controversial King Alfred development will not be built for years even if a backer supports the plan, the project’s developer has conceded.

King Alfred back on track

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:30:00 +0100

Two potential investors have expressed an interest in backing the multimillion-pound King Alfred scheme, according to the developer.

King Alfred dream threatened

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:14:58 +0100

The King Alfred development was last night hanging by a thread after its financial backer walked away.

King Alfred in doubt after bank drops out

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:10:00 +0100

The controversial King Alfred development is hanging by a thread today after the withdrawal of its financial backers.

Credit crunch puts King Alfred in doubt

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:55:38 +0100

The future of the controversial King Alfred redevelopment was thrown into doubt last night.

King Alfred work set to begin in a year

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:49:00 +0000

Building work on the controversial King Alfred project is predicted to start next February.

Planners felt pressured into backing King Alfred development

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:59:00 +0000

Planning officials penned an angry letter to their boss complaining they were made to feel pressured into backing the £270 million seafront King Alfred development decision, it has emerged.

New bid to stop King Alfred development

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:56:00 +0100

The controversial King Alfred redevelopment faces another challenge after one of the city's most respected conservation groups launched a legal bid to block it.

Actors 'paid to back King Alfred'

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 05:27:00 +0100

Actors were given £100 each to form a "rent-a-mob" at council meetings where they backed the controversial King Alfred development, it has been claimed.

King Alfred gets green light

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:50:00 +0100

The controversial King Alfred development has negotiated its final planning chicane despite a last-minute attempt to derail the process.