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agree that the area needed improvements....but a supermarket dumped into a local area of beauty

still im sure the winter storms will cause havoc down there !

Am I the only one who thought the area was nice as it was, and didn't need changing? A supermarket will just bring more traffic, ruining what it was, and kill surrounding retail businesses, as usual. It's a seafront, it's not meant to have a yet another retail park, there's one up the road.

I give it a year! Water damaged goods sale.

Scheme to move Wirral resort New Brighton “up market”




THE revamped New Brighton is to be promoted as an “up-market” destination as it nears completion.

The resort is undergoing a massive £60m redevelopment by Liverpool-based Neptune.

And, with less than a year until it is finished, it is also expected construction jobs on the site will increase dramatically in the next few months as the building work enters the next phase.

Neptune’s development director Rob Mason said they were committed to employing as much local labour as possible – and it is expected jobs on the New Brighton development will be advertised within the next few months.

Mr Mason said construction on the scheme was progressing well, and in the next 10 weeks more trades will be required , increasing opportunities for local workers.

He said they would be working with Jobcentre Plus, adding: “Both Neptune and Bowmer and Kirkland are committed to using local labour.”

Project manager for Bowmer and Kirkland, John Baines, said: “There will be local labour on site as we increase the number of trades working here.”

So far, much of the work has been highly specialised and relatively few people have been working on the site – but over the next few months the numbers are expected to grow significantly. Currently, Neptune is working with Wirral Metropolitan College offering young people the chance to work on site as part of their courses.

The students, who are all still at secondary school, are taking part in the “Young Apprenticeship in Construction” – a new two-year programme supported by the Construction Skills, Department for Education and Wirral Council.

Wirral Met 14-16 co-ordinator Cheryl Sutton said all the students found having hands-on work experience with Neptune and Bowmer and Kirkland invaluable.

She said: “While working with Neptune and Bower Kirkham, they will put into practice, in a real environment, some of the many skills they have learned.”

In addition, it is expected permanent jobs at the new Morrisons, digital cinema and Travelodge will begin to be advertised in early next year.

But, in the meantime, promotion of the development is moving into a new phase and Mr Mason said: “The objective is to take New Brighton more up-market. Surely, if you’re in West Kirby, for example, it’s as easy to come to New Brighton rather than Cheshire Oaks.”


THE WIRRAL NEWS

The whole bloody thing looks horrendous !! Let's hope this attempted money-making scam for the fat-cats developers, gets its just deserts on the first on-shore severe gale combined with a high tide.

If properly built (brick outhouse) structures (1930's era) couldn't withstand what Liverpool Bay had to offer on a bad day, then what hope this pile of tin sheddery ??

Yes Stephen1972, a year at the most !

It will be a good idea after it's all laid to waste, to scoop it all out and make a marine lake !!!!

Winter storms are coming,wouldnt fancy working there this winter.

I shouldn't laugh !!

Will the travelodge get much business? Pull in rjs or the new bars n get a room for £19 lol

went passed yesterday and theyve started to add the next floor or two to it its massive...cant see the local residents being happy now ! its going to block a huge portion of the view across the bay


ive also heard rumours that the old cave network under red noses has been used to accomodate floodwater under the prom . not sure how true that is .... anyone ?

Rumours....

Theatre goers might use it...

Taken today from my mobile phone

Wow, they are really getting on with it

Looks like a fun climb

Bring it on!!!
The supermarket didn't harm West Kirby.
We want the improvements and they wouldn't have happend without the financial input from Morrisons!!!