All articles by Tony Watts
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MarketsGrowing concerns
South Wales hopes that today’s smaller businesses will need lots of floorspace tomorrow.
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MarketsSwinging into action
Newport is aiming to attract people for whom Bristol and Cardiff are too expensive.
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MarketsPlymouth goes private
English Cities Fund wants a return on a £300m regeneration of Plymouth’s Millbay waterfront.
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MarketsSwansea’s seaside special
As the post-war city centre shows its age, Swansea is seeking to reinvent itself around its waterfront.
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MarketsScrubs up well
A casino, a futuristic design school and a far-reaching riverside scheme are bringing Bath up to date. Tony Watts reports
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MarketsSmart money
Having created £50m of industrial developments in five years, Cardiff firm JR Smart is now having to look further afield.
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MarketsCapital pains
Cardiff is finally attracting speculative development. But will the Welsh Assembly’s plans undermine the city’s office market?
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MarketsPremier blend
Cardiff City Football Club has high hopes of gaining consent for a retail park in Leckwith that would underwrite a new stadium.
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MarketsRoad sense
If the local authorities can stop squabbling about transport links, south Bristol may secure the new development it so desperately needs.
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The science project
Advantage West Midlands wants to create a ‘central technology belt’ in the region.
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Ironing out the grid
A revision of Hereford’s masterplan could herald more expansive regeneration.
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Wish you were here?
Weston-super-Mare is looking to reinvent itself and attract occupiers to its two new business parks.
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MarketsFood for thought
Congested roads, lack of political vision, Wembley Stadium … there was plenty to chew on at a recent gathering of planners, agents and developers in Cardiff. Tony Watts listened in
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MarketsLocal firms buoy Swindon after loss of large occupiers
Wiltshire town reaps rewards of location and low prices
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MarketsSqueezed out
With residential developments commanding more space in Bristol and Swindon, industrial sites are in short supply.
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MarketsCentre takes to the stage
For decades, Swindon has seen massive growth on its outskirts, while the town centre has gone into a spiral of decline. Now ambitious plans aim to turn the centre around.
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MarketsSaturation point
When it comes to office stock Cardiff is virtually running on empty – and there’s not much in the pipeline either
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MarketsMaster of science
After a decade of declining manufacturing fortunes, Wales is hoping to remarket itself as a centre of excellence in the high-tech world of research and development
