civic centre

British

noun

the public buildings of a town, including recreational facilities and offices of local administration

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It comes as Swansea council itself has announced a £20m UK government-funded facelift for its Civic Centre, with proposals for an aquarium, lido, bars and shops.

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On Thursday, the UK government announced a £20m investment to transform Swansea's Civic Centre in the heart of the city.

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Under the low winter sun and next to the city's bull ring is Córdoba's Civic Centre.

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Part of that wider plan also includes the development of a new Civic Centre - objections to which have slowed down the delivery of the more popular theatre scheme.

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It's thought that the Irish government intervention could allow the decoupling of the theatre plan from the Civic Centre, thus fast tracking building work.

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