Walsall: waterfront-led regeneration, town centres

The Walsall Regeneration Company (WRC) formed in March 2004 to lead regeneration in Walsall and the surrounding area. It has drawn up a framework for development that sets out to transform the town over the next 10 to 15 years. This is spearheaded by eight ‘transformational’ projects which are intended to play a different role in the town’s regeneration. Each has a different emphasis, embracing the business, skills, retail, housing sectors, and form part of an interlocking jigsaw....