After four years of the old Bus Station being left like a bomb site Councillor Derek Kennedy said its time for action.
Derek said “The owners of the site Dysart, came to the Hexham Town Council and promised to deliver a fantastic project with shops at ground level, flats above, houses on the Ropery and a walkway through to Mark and Spencers. I was told by the developer that this would be open to public use by the Autumn of 2019. Well it’s been a series of broken promises. The place looks like a bomb site with broken windows, a boarded up building and weeds everywhere. This is a prime site and look at the state of it, its embarrassing. The site is now on the market for sale. The old Swimming Pool on Market Street was left for over a decade and at last we are seeing it being developed into flats, I hope we do not end up with the old bus station left a mess for years to come. We need the County Council to consider stepping in if no one else is interested.”
Derek added “We are seeing positive projects happening in Hexham including Prospect House, Hadrian House, the old Swimming Pool and land opposite the Hospital being turned into living accommodation. This is most welcome, the more people who live in the town will help the High Street which is under serious threat and make Hexham a more attractive and sustainable place.”
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