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BBC News
21-02-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Changes to Victorian Carlisle Market Hall approved
Plans to make changes at a market hall and reveal "its original structure" have been Council said the work would involve removing two clusters of late 20th Century market stalls to form an open space seating area in Carlisle's Market councillor John Mallinson said the building, which is Grade II listed, has not worked "for many years".But the move faced some backlash from the Carlisle and District Civic Trust which claimed that stall holders were not consulted prior to the application for changes. The council said it had taken the concerns into a report detailing the plans, the market hall's owner said that displaced stall holders would be relocated within the Democrat councillor Roger Dobson said the redevelopment would enhance the hall's appearance, according to the Local Democracy Reporting local authority said the market stalls which would be removed were not of the "original historic fabric" and their removal would create "uninterrupted views" of the "original historic structure" of the market was sold to Llandudno-based Bearmont Group in December 2024. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
14-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Monty Python: £120k raised for statue of Terry Jones
Fundraisers have reached their £120,000 target for a statue of Monty Python star Terry Jones in less than six months. The Python on the Prom campaign, launched by Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam on 5 September, aimed to raise funds for a bronze statue of their co-star, in his seaside hometown of Colwyn Bay, Conwy county. Jones died from a rare form of dementia in 2020, aged 77, and his family said there had been no shortage of ideas for paying tribute to him at his birthplace.A last-minute donation from comedian Suzy Eddie Izzard pushed the appeal past its fundraising goal, enabling artist Nick Elphick to finalise the design for a statue, which is set to be unveiled in Spring 2026. The Llandudno-based artist said Monty Python played a major role in his life and he hoped to best reflect Jones' personality in the say the statue will celebrate Jones as a "comedy genius" as well as his role as a "historian, writer and film director".Jones was born in Colwyn Bay in February 1942, and said he always felt "very Welsh" despite moving to Claygate in Surrey when he was five years grandparents ran the local amateur operatic society, and staged concerts on Colwyn Bay's pier each later life, Jones took a keen interest in the fortunes of his hometown's Victorian theatre, becoming its patron and officially re-opened Theatr Colwyn in 2011 after a £738,000 partnership with the Conwy Arts Trust, Jones' children Sally and Bill Jones led the Jones said she is "absolutely stunned" that the £120,000 target has been hit. "With over 1,400 donations from all over the world, people are giving whatever they can spare and overwhelmingly telling us that they loved Dad and want to be able to share in celebrating his life," she said."Just like me, I am sure he would have been blown away by the response." Although there is now enough money to pay for all associated work on the statue, Ms Jones does not want to stop the fundraiser and would "really love" people to carry on said all new donations will be split between the Conwy Arts Trust and The National Brain Appeal - two charities that were dear to her Dad's heart."We want to make sure that dad's statue has a significant lasting legacy not only bringing visitors to north Wales but helping local people build a life in the arts and providing vital support for those with dementia and their families," She added. The campaign has been backed by actors Emma Thompson, Steve Coogan and the surviving members of Monty Python. Those behind the statue campaign hope it will help the regeneration of Colwyn Bay, and attract fans of the iconic comedy troupe from around the world.
