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£10m surfing centre planned
17 Mar 2006
A new leisure company called Surfdome has secured UK licensing rights to build Europe’s first indoor surfing centre.
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MGM to build park in South Korea
17 Mar 2006
Entertainment company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) is to build a Hollywood-style theme park in the South Korean city of Busan.
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Stealth flies high
17 Mar 2006
The new £12m Stealth rollercoaster opened to the public this month at Thorpe Park in Surrey.
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Alpine House opens at Kew Gardens
17 Mar 2006
The first glasshouse to be built at the Royal Botanic Gardens (RBG) at Kew in London, UK for two decades has opened to the public.
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Manchester fire station venture
16 Mar 2006
Developer Argent and the Piccadilly Partnership – an alliance between the Manchester City Council, the private sector and other public sector agencies – plan to redevelop the grade II-listed, derelict London Road fire station in Manchester into a mixed-use scheme.
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Adelaide Zoo welcomes visiting gorillas
14 Mar 2006
Two Western Lowland Gorillas have moved into Adelaide Zoo in South Australia as part of the international zoo-based management for the endangered species.
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NSPCC launches Staying Safe
14 Mar 2006
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has launched a new safeguarding scheme in the UK, designed to help non-statutory organisations in the voluntary and commercial sectors better protect children and young people.
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New chair for Millennium Point
13 Mar 2006
Sir Bernard Zissman is to succeed Bob Jordan as chair of the board of Millennium Point at the end of this month.
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New NMSI director appointed
13 Mar 2006
Martin Earwicker – current chief executive of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory – has been appointed director of the National Museum of Science and Industry (NMSI).
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Work set to begin on Yorkshire Wheel
09 Mar 2006
Work is set to begin early this week on construction of The Yorkshire Wheel, a 54m high observation wheel based at the National Railway Museum.
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VisitBritain calls for promotion of British food
09 Mar 2006
Tom Wright, chief executive of VisitBritain, has called on shops and restaurants throughout the UK to do more to promote regional food and drink – to encourage tourists to spend more.
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Coventry Transport Museum to unveil £6.9m revamp
09 Mar 2006
Coventry Transport Museum is set to unveil a £6.9m redevelopment and expansion next month which will see the introduction of several new galleries.
The project follows a previous £7.5m redevelopment just two years ago.
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