The Civic Hall has its own Wikipedia page, although it might need to be updated. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverhampton_Civic_Hall On 1 March 2019 it was announced that the Civic Hall will reopen in the autumn of 2021, five years later than originally planned. The anticipated cost had increased to £38.1m, nearly four times the original budget. https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/wolverhampton/2019/03/01/exclusive-wolverhampton-civic-halls-reopening-delayed-to-2021/ Boris Johnson has his HS2 and might have a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland. Wolverhampton has its very own Civic Hall refurbishment. What will be the final cost ? Who knows ! On 18 June 2020, it was announced that the cost would be further increased, although the Express and Star did not put forward a new figure. https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/wolverhampton/2020/06/18/cost-of-wolverhampton-civic-halls-revamp-to-rise-again/ On 29 June 2020 it was announced that additiona
Around 2018, the press reported on the potential bankruptcy of Northamptonshire Council which the Guardian referred to as “a model of Tory ideology”. The Guardian report said that the authority was likely to sell its new £53m headquarters and that there might be a fire sale of assets to keep the council afloat. In the end, I think that the HQ was sold for more than £53m and the council was given permission by central government, to spend the money on day to day expenditure. Wolverhampton City Council has been asked what assets could be sold and what assets would be sold, in order to prevent Wolverhampton going the same way ? One major asset which springs to mind is the Civic Hall, which seems to be putting a strain on the Council's finances. The Civic Hall is a grade 2 listed building which is currently undergoing refurbishment. It is understood the project will be completed 5 years late and 4 x over budget. A recent estimated refurbishment cost was £38.1m https://www.expressa