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04 April 2008
Morlands gates competition opened to local councils
A competition to find a new home for a pair of the original wrought iron gates from the Morlands site has been widened to include the local Councils.

06 December 2007
Readers to have their say in new home for Morlands Gates
A competition is being launched to find a new home for a pair of the original wrought iron gates from the Morlands site in Glastonbury!

25 October 2007
Local group wins bid to transform derelict mill at Morlands
A heritage and conservation trust in Glastonbury has been selected to transform Northover Mill at Morlands.

06 June 2007
Historic Morlands building goes on sale
An historic Morlands building is up for sale to members of the local community.

31 January 2007
Morlands' Exhibition Well Received
More than 80 members of the local community turned out to see an exhibition about future plans for the Morlands site and meet the developers at an all-day event last Thursday 18th January in Glastonbury Town Hall.

11 January 2007
Find out more about Morlands
Members of the public and local community groups have been invited to meet the new developers for the Morlands site and find out more about their plans at an all-day event on 18th January in Glastonbury Town Hall.

13 December 2006
Leading Developers to Kick-Start Morlands' Regeneration
The first businesses are set to be moving onto the Morlands Enterprise Park in Glastonbury by early 2008, with two of the UK's leading regeneration specialists now signed up to transform the site.

29 November 2006
Morlands' infrastructure works move ahead
Works to clean up contaminated land at Morlands Enterprise Park are now complete and infrastructure works to prepare the site for development are progressing well.

14 September 2006
Plastics firm offered site at Morlands
A local plastics firm has been offered a site at the Morlands Enterprise Park near Glastonbury.

29 June 2006
Morlands Shop demolished
A week ahead of schedule, demolition of the well known Shop on the Morlands Enterprise Park in Glastonbury has begun.

20 June 2006
Road stays open as work gets underway at Morlands
Essential work to start widening the A39 outside the Morlands Enterprise Park gets underway this week.

15 May 2006
Hive of activity at Morlands
Over 500 tons of concrete a day are being broken up, lifted and crushed at the Morlands Enterprise Park site, which is bustling with activity as workmen and diggers excavate some 5,000 square metres.

01 February 2006
Ready, steady, go for Morlands
Today (Jan 31st) sees the start of work on site at Morlands Enterprise Park, Glastonbury - the culmination of months of preparation and planning.

17 January 2006
Green light for Morlands site
Diggers and portakabins are being assembled, hard hats are being issued, and contractors are getting ready to start moving onto the Morlands Enterprise Park in Glastonbury on January 31 to begin infrastructure work.

14 November 2005
Morlands goes to market
The second phase of marketing the Morlands Enterprise Park in Glastonbury has now begun, with around 5,000 brochures being sent to targeted companies mainly in the South of England.

23 March 2005
Business short-list drawn up for Morlands
An initial short-list has now been drawn up of businesses that have expressed an interest in locating on the Morlands Enterprise Park.

21 January 2005
Morlands redevelopment enters next phase
Contractors will shortly be starting work on the next phase of preparing the Morlands site in Glastonbury for redevelopment.

19 January 2005
Deadline approaches for firms looking to set up business at Morlands Enterprise Park
The South West of England Regional Development Agency is keen to hear from businesses wishing to relocate to the Morlands Enterprise Park in Glastonbury.

09 November 2004
Public exhibition for proposed combined heat and power plant at Morlands Enterprise Park
The South West of England Regional Development Agency is holding a public exhibition this week on its proposals to develop a combined heat and power plant (CHP) and recycling facilities at Morlands Enterprise Park in Glastonbury.

22 July 2004
Morlands Enterprise Park on the road to success
The South West Regional Development Agency is looking for a developer to build the road infrastructure at the Morlands Enterprise Park, a 40-acre former tannery site in Glastonbury.

27 May 2004
RDA unveils new image for Morlands
The South West Regional Development Agency today (27 May) launched its commercial marketing campaign for Morlands, a 40-acre former tannery site in Glastonbury.

18 March 2004
Morlands outline planning application gets green light
The South West RDA's outline planning application for the Morlands site in Glastonbury has received the green light from planners.

07 January 2004
Date set for second phase of Morlands redevelopment
The second phase of preparing the Morlands site in Glastonbury for redevelopment is due to start this week.

04 December 2003
RDA submits outline planning permission for Morlands
The South West RDA has submitted the first planning applications for the Morlands site in Glastonbury.

02 October 2003
Morlands skatepark receives go ahead from community
Plans to develop a skate park at Morlands received the green light from the local community following a meeting to discuss how the proposal might be affected by a mobile phone mast upgrade.

11 September 2003
Meeting to discuss phone mast upgrade at proposed Morlands skatepark
A meeting to discuss how the proposed Morlands skatepark might be affected by a mobile phone mast upgrade is due to take place on 24th September.

21 August 2003
Morlands buildings listed
The South West Regional Development Agency today confirmed that two 19th century buildings on the former Morlands tannery site in Glastonbury are to be listed.

07 August 2003
Morlands demolition progressing well
Demolition of derelict buildings at the Morlands site in Glastonbury is progressing well according to Gordon Woodend, the South West Regional Development Agency's head of operations for Somerset.

17 June 2003
Economic development professionals visit Morlands site
Members from the UK's leading organisation for economic development practitioners are to visit Morlands on 19 June.

22 May 2003
RDA looks for renewable energy supplier to power Morlands
Morlands could become Somerset's first mixed use development run entirely on renewable energy.

21 May 2003
Morlands demolition starts
Demolition work started today at the 31 acre Morlands site in Glastonbury.

15 May 2003
Date set for Morlands demolition
Demolition of derelict buildings at the Morlands site in Glastonbury is due to start on 20 May following the appointment of a contractor by the South West Regional Development Agency.

07 May 2003
RDA SECURES £13 MILLION TO START MORLANDS DEVELOPMENT
The South West RDA today confirmed that the Department of Trade and Industry has endorsed the RDA board's decision to allocate £13 million for the next phase of redevelopment at Morlands.

14 April 2003
HISTORIC ARTEFACTS FOUND ON MORLANDS SITE
Sheepskin slippers, toggles, drying machines and a wooden bath are among hundreds of historic artefacts found at the former Morlands tannery site in Glastonbury.

13 March 2003
RDA IDENTIFIES BUILDINGS FOR DEMOLITION AT MORLANDS
The South West Regional Development Agency today confirmed that 29 buildings are to be demolished in the first stage of development at the Morlands site in Glastonbury. The demolition process is expected to start this spring.

20 February 2003
RDA ASKS DTI FOR £10.6 MILLION FOR NEXT STAGE OF MORLANDS DEVELOPMENT
The South West RDA is asking the Department of Trade and Industry for £10.6 million in funding for the next stage of the Morlands development.

14 November 2002
ADVISORY BOARD BACKS MORLANDS FIRST PROJECTS
At its recent meeting, the Morlands Partnership Advisory Board gave a unanimous and enthusiastic thumbs up to the 'concept plans' for the former derelict tannery site.

02 October 2002
MORLANDS PUBLIC EXHIBITION RECEIVES POSITIVE FEEDBACK
The Morlands public exhibition which took place recently (27 & 28 September) was full of positive feedback from local people in Glastonbury and Street with over 350 attending to give their views.

24 September 2002
LOCAL PEOPLE ASKED TO COMMENT ON PREFERRED OPTION FOR MORLANDS SITE
People in Glastonbury and Street are being asked to comment on the 'preferred option' for the large-scale regeneration of the Morlands site led by the South West of England Regional Development Agency and Mendip District Council.

08 August 2002
MORLANDS PARTNERSHIP VISIT SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS
Members of the Morlands Partnership Advisory Board, the South West Regional Development Agency and Mendip District Council visited a series of sustainable projects around the country recently to see environmental ideas working in practice.

02 July 2002
LOCAL SCHOOLCHILDREN REDEVELOP MORLAND SITE!
Children from local schools will be taking part in a workshop event on Thursday 4th July as part of the Morlands action planning events which take place this week (Friday 5th and Saturday 6th July).

25 June 2002
FORMER MORLANDS SITE - THE FUTURE.........AND THE PAST
Ex employees of the Morlands and Baily's tanneries are being encouraged to visit the Morlands action planning event on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th July to give their views on the future of the site and also to relive their memories of the past.

18 June 2002
HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE FUTURE OF THE MORLANDS SITE
Residents of Glastonbury, Street and the surrounding area are being asked to comment on possible options for regenerating the Morlands site at an action planning event to be held on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th July 2002.

13 May 2002
MORLANDS SKATE PARK PLANNING APPLICATION SUBMITTED
The Urban Surfers, the group hoping to build a temporary skate park on the former Morlands site have submitted a planning application to Mendip District Council.

22 March 2002
ACTION AGREED FOR NEXT STAGE OF MORLANDS SITE DEVELOPMENT
The next stage of work at the derelict Morlands Site in Glastonbury has been agreed, following a recent meeting of the Morlands Partnership Advisory Group.

19 February 2002
HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE FUTURE OF MORLANDS
The South West Regional Development Agency and Mendip District Council are asking people in and around Glastonbury and Street for their views on what they would like to see happen on the Morlands site as public consultation begins this week.

21 November 2001
SUCCESSFUL FIRST MEETING FOR MORLANDS STEERING GROUP
The recently established Morlands Steering Group met for the first time last week (15 November).

25 September 2001
MORLANDS SITE PLANNING MOVES A STEP CLOSER
Planning for the redevelopment of Morlands has moved a step closer with the establishment of a steering group to work with the South West RDA to decide the future of the site.

02 April 2001
SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY PURCHASE THE DERELICT MORLANDS SITE AT GLASTONBURY
The South West of England Regional Development Agency today showed their continuing commitment to Market Towns in the region with the announcement that they have purchased the Morlands site, at Glastonbury, the largest derelict industrial site in Somerset