| Digital Media Centre to be built in Leicester |
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| Wednesday, 14 November 2007 | |
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A state-of-the-art £21.5m digital media centre is to be built in Leicester after it was given the green light by city councillors. The council's ruling Cabinet has agreed to invest up to £7m in the centre, with the rest of the funding coming partners including the councils development partner Blueprint, the East Midlands Development Agency (emda), Leicester Shire Economic Partnership (LSEP), European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and De Montfort University.
The Digital Media Centre (DMC) will provide three cinema screens, along with a digital exhibition space called 'The Cube'.
It will also have space for over 68 new businesses, with a café/bar open to the public.
Peter Connelly of Blueprint said: "We are pleased to be working with the city council on this tremendous project. The building design will be unique in Leicester and will assist the regeneration of the city in general and of the Cultural Quarter in particular". |
