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It was allegedly bought on a ‘whim’ as the VC likes his football. The Gresford training ground bought in the deal could make good housing land eventually?
@wrexview 14042 wrote:
If I have read that correctly does that mean the Racecourse has cost Glyndwr a total of £4.8 million and they have received an income of just £580,000 ? What have they spent £3,000,000 on?
Thats what the report from Times Higher Education states. Have a look at the stories and tweets:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-17938413
https://twitter.com/NWCrusadersRL/status/489370181815529472
https://twitter.com/DaviesBros/status/469150642096050177
https://twitter.com/GlyndwrUni/status/466535828194217984News article on Times Higher Education site today detailing the financial decision at the university:
In 2012-13, the most recent year for which accounts are available, Glyndwr recorded a deficit of almost £4 million, nearly a tenth of its relatively small turnover. In March this year, it emerged that the university was considering plans to make nearly one in 10 staff redundant.
One reason for the deficit in 2012-13 was a £900,000 loss made by one of the university’s subsidiary companies, Optic Glyndwr…..since purchase, the firm’s total losses have amounted to just over £2.5 million, according to Optic Glyndwr’s accounts since the university took it over.
Another controversial decision for Glyndwr came in 2011, when the university bought Wrexham’s Racecourse Stadium for £1.8 million. Figures seen by THE show that in the three years since the deal, the stadium has cost more than £3 million, while bringing in nearly £580,000 from Wrexham Football Club from rental, hospitality and other sources.
In 2011, Glyndwr also established a London outpost….Glyndwr is embroiled in a legal dispute over a service agreement with the former owners of the London campus, with the LSMS seeking £3.8 million. There was an initial court hearing in London on 30 June.
But perhaps the main reason for Glyndwr’s deficit in 2012-13 was what some insiders at the university see as a major misjudgement over tuition fees….tuition fee income did not compensate for the simultaneous cut in teaching grant, leaving it with 20 per cent less income from Hefcw.
UCU staff (lecturers) are on strike today and picketing the entrances from 8am until 10am calling for the immediate resignation of the Vice Chancellor. Other staff (both Unison and non-union staff) are showing their support by wearing red ribbons. This is a show of strength showing that the majority of staff want the vice chancellor to step down and not just small group as claimed by the university in a recent report in the Leader.
UCU academic staff are to stage authorised strike action on the 11th July, supported by other university staff wearing red ribbons.
A online petition calls for Vice-Chancellor PROFESSOR MIKE SCOTT, and Chair of the Board of Governors SIR JON SHORTRIDGE at Glyndŵr University to RESIGN from their posts at Glyndŵr University WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, in respect of their failure to confirm that they will not resort to compulsory redundancies in the restructure of the University. Their actions threaten to damage the student experience, the provision of higher education at GU and are damaging the University. Staff have no confidence in their ability to protect the future of Glyndŵr University.
Sign the petition at:
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/prof-mike-scott-sir-jon-shortridge-should-resign-their-posts-at-glyndwr-universityAt my desk I’ve got machines with Mac OS Mavericks, Android, Windows 7 and Windows 8- I prefer Windows 7 out of all of them. I have used Linux a bit mainly for network setup.
I can recommend AR computers in Wrexham, run as a hobby by an electrical engineer. He often does repairs some of the big names won’t touch such as broken power jacks on laptop motherboards. I’ve been fixing stand alone machines for around 15 years but don’t have much time to do them now.
@MP1953 13531 wrote:
Not having any of this Steve :) as much as I don’t like speed cameras and whilst obviously excessive speed is not everything speed does kill ……
No its the drivers inability to control their car that kills, not the speed.
@seaneb 13511 wrote:
On Friday I was contacted by telephone by Orange. They asked me to go around Wrexham and where I have no 3G data coverage, send a text to myself. They said that doing this will provide a date, time and location stamp for them to work from.
I must admit that there has been a very slight improvement since my original complaint, because now, every once in a while, in spite of not being able to use the internet over 3G, I was able to iMessage myself.
However THIS WAS ALL I WAS ABLE TO DO ANYWHERE IN WREXHAM.
I covered Regent Street, Island Green, High Street, Eagles Meadow, Border Retail Park, Grosvenor Road roundabout, Rivulet road (Hightown Road end) and Eagles Meadow.
3G data was completely non-existent.Are there any lawyers on this forum?
If so, how do I stand when considering action against Orange/EE for breach of contract and reimbursement of payments that I have made up to now for a service that I am paying for but am not being provided with?
Surely a company as big as Orange has the technology or staff to get this information themselves? Why are they asking customers to walk around a town and report issues to them?
The ‘further details’ released yesterday read:
Redefining the town centre
The Vibrant and Viable Places funding will be used to research and develop a new plan for Wrexham Town Centre’s long-term future investment and regeneration. The plan will also cover areas surrounding the town centre and will be market tested. It will be supported by other strategic plans and schemes, including the Wrexham Local Development Plan and other projects included in the Vibrant and Viable Places bid.
Empty properties/vacant land into homes
A new loan scheme will bring properties back into use and build new homes in and around Wrexham town centre. The loans are recyclable – when they are repaid, the money is used to fund more loans.
New town centre homes and Extra Care development
This project will fund new housing developments for older people, offering an Extra Care scheme and affordable homes.
Private rental sector improvements
This project will help improve the standard of private rented sector homes through four main strands:
loan scheme – private sector landlords will be able to access loans to improve their housing at a favourable interest rate
business support for landlords – this will help landlords become more business-like in their approach to property management
social lettings agency – to be established using the expertise and best practice within Wrexham Council’s Housing Department
private sector improvement and liaison – overseen by Wrexham Council’s Housing Department.South West Wrexham housing renewal area
Privately owned properties in the renewal area will have their lifespan extended by 30 years. They will be given new roofs, windows, doors and energy efficiency measures. The owners of the property will pay part of the costs.
Energy Company Obligation (ECO)
Wrexham Council has identified households which it will prioritise through ECO. The ECO project will help tackle fuel poverty and deliver affordable warmth by installing a number of energy efficiency measures such as external wall insulation, cavity wall insulation, loft insulation and boiler replacement. Vibrant and Viable Places funding will be used to pay a small contribution to each property improved.
Affordable childcare
Two council owned buildings on the outskirts of the town centre will be redeveloped to become affordable childcare centres. The flagship centres will offer childcare training, apprenticeship and volunteering opportunities.
Project supporting the Vibrant and Viable Places framework
The following project is not funded by the Vibrant and Viable Places framework but supports its aims.
Skills and Employment
The eight Vibrant and Viable Places projects will create many employment and skills development opportunities and will be supported by a skills training programme. These will be mainly construction related but will also include the creative arts, social case (Does this mean social care?) and business training.
