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South Wales Argus
15-05-2025
- Business
- South Wales Argus
Showcasing the best investment opportunities in South Wales
These will be shown at the UK's largest investment conference at the UK's Real Estate investment and infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) 2025. Entities will be featured at the Western Gateway Pavilion. Efforts are being targeted towards attracting more investments from both sides of the Severn. The new mayor of the West of England, Helen Godwin, alongside elected leaders from the region, will be part of this cross-border initiative. A pivotal opportunity for local authorities to engage with construction firms and investors, UKREiiF promotes developments and welcomes new business prospects. The Western Gateway Pavilion provides a platform for discussions about the region's most ambitious projects. Colin Skellett, chief executive of YTL Developments, and Lyn Garner, new chair of the Temple Quarter LLP, join the local authority leaders from Cardiff, Newport, Bristol and beyond. They will share the latest developments and plans from the UK. Councillor Mary Ann Brocklesby, leader of Monmouthshire County Council and chair of the Cardiff Capital Region, said: "We are delighted to see South East Wales represented on this national stage once again." Sarah Williams-Gardener, chair of the Western Gateway, said: "With a range of exciting developments in the pipeline, we have a real opportunity to build on success to deliver even more for the UK economy and drive much needed new investment." The full agenda for the Pavilion can be found on the Western Gateway website.
BBC News
17-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Bristol: YTL Arena in Filton 'will open in 2028'
Bristol's long-awaited arena "will open in 2028", the chief executive of the company behind it has said. The 19,000-seater YTL Arena, initially announced in 2018, is planned to be the centre of the Brabazon development in Filton, which will also include 6,500 homes. The huge scheme has been much delayed, with developers - Malaysian-owned YTL -initially saying it could be open by 2022. But Colin Skellett, the chief executive of YTL UK, has now said the project is "ready to go", after "lots of pricing, lots of detail". Asked how confident the firm was about this date, he said: "It's the best guarantee I can give you." The Brabazon arena has been promoted as a more affordable alternative to a previously council-backed site next to Bristol Temple Meads railway was first been proposed in 2003, but building work never started. More news stories for BristolWatch the latest Points WestListen to the latest news for Bristol Since the project moved to the Filton site there have been delays, and from the outside the giant existing aircraft hangers look unchanged. YTL say some internal preparatory work has been done, but Mr Skellet explained that that the Covid-19 pandemic had set progress back. While construction is yet to begin on the arena, work on a railway station to bring concert-goers to the venue is under way. The brand new station, North Filton, is set open as an unstaffed station in late 2026, though this is set to be enlarged later when the arena nears completion. Elsewhere, hundreds of people have already bought and moved into new homes as part of the development, and there are plans for schools, student accommodation and sports facilities.
