Winter
Leader Issue 112
2018 inside
The newspaper of Swansea Council
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Copperopolis Full-steam ahead for Engine House plus
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• HERE IT IS, MERRY CHRISTMAS: Swansea star Kevin Johns will be proving there is nothing like a dame for a 20th year in a row at the Grand Theatre this festive season. You can join him. Details on page 3.
SWANSEA is shaping up to be one of Britain’s fastest-growing cities in the years ahead as the transformation gathers pace in 2019. By the end of next year Kingsway will have been turned into a people-friendly tree-lined urban park with two-way traffic and roomy pedestrian areas for passers-by to enjoy. Major construction work is also due to have started on the landmark digital arena and bridge over Oystermouth Road to provide an eye-catching pedestrian link from the city centre to the marina. By the time the arena is due to welcome top name stars on completion in 2020, a new retail, business and residential quarter will be taking shape as well as a city centre Digital Village for high-tech businesses.
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‘We’re picking up pace of city transformation in 2019’ “INNOVATIVE projects like BT’s InLinks in the city centre, which give fast, free wi-fi internet access, are just a tiny foretaste of the future. By focussing on digital, introducing residential and business opportunities at our city’s heart, we’ll be among a new wave of places like Bristol and Cambridge capitalising on new tech and new thinking.” - Cllr Rob Stewart
Rob Stewart, Leader of Swansea Council, said that the projects – some backed by £1.3bn City Deal money - will see the city join the leading pack of British locations being transformed for the 21st century digital age. He said: “There’s a lot of work to do, but we’ve made a great start. It’s not just a vision, it’s work that’s happening now and changes that will be
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coming through thick and fast in the next few years. “Kingsway’s transformation will link into the greening of Castle Square, the regeneration of the High Street area and the new residential, retail and visitor destination that includes the arena. “People will come here to work in business, shop, play and spend quality free time. Economic regeneration will help create or protect thousands of jobs not just here but across the City Region area. “Construction cranes have already been popping up around the city centre and there’s been a huge amount of interest in refurbishing or building new property for business and residential purposes.. “Swansea’s got a great future, we’ve already started and we’ll be picking up the pace of change next year.”
Education How we are investing in our children’s future pages 6 and 7
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