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Hundreds watch demolition of Redcar cooling towers
Hundreds of spectators gathered around the old ICI Nylon works in Redcar on the weekend to see the blow-down demolition of the huge cooling towers that have dominated the landscape for more than 50 years. The demolition saw controlled e...
Read full article April 23, 2012Didcot station demolition work underway
Demolition is underway of the forecourt of Didcot Parkway railway station, showing that the £6.7 million renovation project is finally underway. The demolition was due to begin in March last year, but had to be postponed following...
Read full article April 18, 2012Demolition of Swindon College to begin next month
The much-delayed demolition of the old Swindon College building is to get underway at the beginning of May. The developer of the site, Ashfield Land, has said that they have appointed a demolition contractor to carry out the work and pr...
Read full article April 17, 2012First World War aircraft hangar to be demolished
An aircraft hangar in Wiltshire that was first used for aircraft in World War I has to be demolished due to its worsening state of decay. The Grade II-listed hangar at the former RAF Yatesbury – which has been described by English...
Read full article April 16, 2012Double arson prompts demolition of Sheffield youth club
A Sheffield youth club is to be demolished after it was twice targeted by arsonists. The Meynell Youth Centre in Parson Cross has been so badly damaged by the two attacks – which took place less than 24 hours apart – that th...
Read full article April 11, 2012Hull club to be demolished to make way for new hotel
Demolition contractors are to be called in in the imminent future to take down Hull’s old Heaven and Hell nightclub in Anne Street, after permission was granted for a new hotel development on the site. The old club – which h...
Read full article April 10, 2012Barrow regeneration demolition reaching completion
Demolition contractors are currently taking down the final properties in the North Central Renewal Area in Barrow, taking a major step on the area’s regeneration plans. The last ten houses, between 125 and 215 Marsh Street, are th...
Read full article April 4, 2012Council seeks emergency powers for Rhyl demolition
Denbighshire Council officials are seeking emergency powers to demolish an unstable former nightclub on the Rhyl seafront. The council has said that the old Honey Club on the town’s seashore is now a safety threat and poses risks ...
Read full article April 3, 2012Bournemouth's Waterfront building recommended for demolition
Plans to demolish the Waterfront in building Bournemouth have been recommended for approval by an all-party task and finish group at Bournemouth Borough Council. The building - which was once voted the most hated building in England bec...
Read full article April 2, 2012Ruins of gutted social club demolished
The demolition of the remaining ruins of an arson-destroyed social club in Wellingborough has been taking place this week. The remnants of Whitworth’s Sports and Social Club in London Road, Wellingborough, were demolished on Monda...
Read full article March 28, 2012