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£14.2m
LEEDS
BRADFORD
Proposed cost of
new pedestrian
entrance for
Leeds railway
station, due to be
finished in 2014.
The glass gateway,
planned for the
south side of the
station, will lead
to the developed
riverside area to
cope with the
extra foot traffic.
180
TENERIFE
Members of
the
Mujeres con
Curvas, Mujeres
que Enamoran
(Women with
Curves,Women
Enamoured)
group, who are
campaigning for
larger-figured
ladies to be
candidates for the
role of Queen
of the Santa
Cruz carnival.
200m
2
MALTA
Minimum size
of living room
stipulated by
TomCruise, who
is said to be in
the market to
buy a Maltese
property. The
multimillionaire
actor – who
apparently dislikes
renting – will be
filming on the
island towards the
end of the year.
3m
HAMBURG
Thickness of the
concrete roof
which is due to
be built on top
of Hamburg’s
A7 autobahn by
the year 2018,
as per a plan
to improve the
eco-credentials
of the city. The
ambitious project
will turn 3.5km
of the busy road
into parkland.
NETWORK IN NUMBERS
Sherborne
Reborn
BOURNEMOUTH
Althoughmany
developments have fallen foul of the
recession, at least one building has been
saved fromdecrepitude. Development
plans have been approved to turn a 16th-
century Dorset stately home, Sherborne
House, into an arts centre. The Grade-
I-listed building, which contains an
intricate mural staircase, is due to open
by mid-2013.
sherborneartslink.org.uk
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