Good to see the council spending a million on sorting the land for the developers to build a hotel there.
I have a problem in the fact that the council are giving a company land at a discounted price (or something like that)... some guy on twitter has commented on Gilberts post about the company being listed offshore with no accounts available and that there is no way this company should be receiving discount.....TBH I don't have a problem with this, if it helps kickstart the development then good. Also, it doesn't help Wasps and their quest to build one at the Ricoh.
Good to see the council spending a million on sorting the land for the developers to build a hotel there.
Sadly this would probably be exempt from the European State Aid treaty, as they could very much justify it was necessary expenditure in connection with regeneration of the area.
It's this kind of thing that really goes against your assertions on who's to blame for the stadium issue, despite claiming to be impartial and all sides are to blame. Of course the council needs to be held accountable for its actions and to be monitored closely, but you seem to be very keen to jump on the council at every opportunity. It certainly doesn't come across as someone who's impartial.
Of course they do.
I've stated on this very thread that I felt this project was doomed to failure and hadn't been thought through carefully enough as to if the demand was actually there - it was more of a hopeful punt because their plan to improve shops etc hadn't worked (again a plan that didn't seem particularly well thought through giving online shopping was increasing) . As this is a joint venture with the council it has to be put on their doorstep as they were clearly all too ready to agree with it. But again as I said earlier if they hadn't it'd be criticism from some quarters over them not showing enough ambition or doing enough to create jobs and regenerate the city.
You just seem to be overly eager to notice any little thing that could be perceived as an error by the council, even when there are arguments for their actions. It just comes across as a slight anti-council bias rather than the impartiality you claim you have.
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Near Stratford, Warwick, Kenilworth. Easy to get to Birmingham, London.This may be a silly question, but why would anyone come to Coventry and stay in a Hotel?
It's hardly a hotbed of business or tourism is it?
Near Stratford, Warwick, Kenilworth. Easy to get to Birmingham, London.
City of Culture
JLR, and 300,000+ people work *somewhere*
Many cathedrals
Two universities.
Those 300,000+ also have family and friends.
This may be a silly question, but why would anyone come to Coventry and stay in a Hotel?
It's hardly a hotbed of business or tourism is it?
Honestly also not one person in my team lived in Coventry
Which is why we need decent hotels in the city.Not one guest visiting JLR to our department stayed in Coventry - we had a policy to avoid it. One from Korea booked himself in some city centre Hell hole and we quickly moved him
But it seems developing hotels is not a matter for hotel developers.Just heard a clip of CWR interviewing Jim O'Boyle (oft pictured on freebies at Wasps) , when asked why the council could help find a location for a hotel firm but not the city's football club he came out with "that's a matter for the football club not the city council"
Then they can always go and stay in the same brand of boutique hotel (retch!) in Stratford!Near Stratford, Warwick, Kenilworth. Easy to get to Birmingham, London.
City of Culture
JLR, and 300,000+ people work *somewhere*
Many cathedrals
Two universities.
Those 300,000+ also have family and friends.
But it seems developing hotels is not a matter for hotel developers.
Amazes me how they can drop out any old soundbite and it doesn't get questioned. Fair enough Gilbert asking the question in the first place but why is there no follow up when such a poor answer is given?
Just heard a clip of CWR interviewing Jim O'Boyle (oft pictured on freebies at Wasps) , when asked why the council could help find a location for a hotel firm but not the city's football club he came out with "that's a matter for the football club not the city council"
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