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Plans for 120-berth marina are refloated
PLANS for Hungerford’s long anticipated marina are being revived once more as developers try to woo town leaders. Representatives of Lakeland Leisure have already met with Hungerford Town Council and were due to meet with the Town and Manor, which owns the adjacent Freemans Marsh – a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) yesterday (Wednesday). The new proposed project, which must go before West Berkshire planning chiefs, dispenses with previous ambitions for a waterside metropolis with hotel, restaurant, heritage museum and small business units. Instead, there are more modest plans for a 120 berth complex, with 10 per cent of them set ...
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