57-684: Wirral Waters is a large scale £4.5bn development currently being built by the Peel Group for Birkenhead , on the Wirral Peninsula , England . It is the sister programme of the Liverpool Waters project. Since 2012 the two projects have enjoyed enterprise zone status, together forming the Mersey Waters Enterprise Zone. The original plans intended for the creation of 5,000,000 square feet (465,000 m) of modern office space at
114-520: A biomass terminal at Liverpool's Gladstone Dock for wood pellet imports from wetland forests in the Southern US. The pellets are then transported to Drax Power Station to be burnt. Campaigners objected to the greenhouse gas created in the process. In 2021, multiple complaints were made about parking fines being issued by automated systems at Stockport Peel Centre even after motorists had purchased parking tickets. Peel's Clydeport business
171-765: A planning application for a shopping centre development on land attached to the Manchester Ship Canal , adjacent to the M63 , now the M60, in Trafford . It opened in 1998 after one of the most prolonged and expensive planning processes in British history. It sold the Trafford Centre in January 2011 to Capital Shopping Centres for £1.6bn of which £700 million was in shares , being 20% of
228-869: A 'dementia care village', 347 modular homes and 500 apartments. The development, known as 'Miller's Quay', will consist of 500 apartments started work in the summer of 2022. A-grade office space was completed in 2021 with the opening of the Hythe Building. The first tenant, a modular housing provider, moved into the facility in 2022. Peel Group The Peel Group is a British infrastructure and property investment business, based in Manchester . In 2022, its Peel Land and Property estate extends to 13 million square feet (1.2 km ) of buildings, and over 33,000 acres (13,000 ha) of land and water. Peel retains minority stakes in its former ports business and MediaCityUK . The Trafford Centre , which opened in 1998,
285-534: A 20 MW biomass combined heat and power power station at Barton, Greater Manchester. In 2015 Peel announced £700 million Protos scheme on a 134 acres (54 ha) site near Ellesmere Port . Phase One included a 21.5 MW biomass facility and 19-turbine wind farm and was opened in January 2017 by Andrew Percy , Minister for the Northern Powerhouse . In March 2016 Peel Land and Property announced plans to build 30,000 homes across its estate over
342-554: A 330-bed hotel and 1,400 homes (Manchester Waters). In 2021, Landsec acquired a 3 ⁄ 4 stake in MediaCityUK, buying out a 1 ⁄ 2 share Legal & General purchased in 2015, reducing Peel's share to 1 ⁄ 4 . In 2011, Peel acquired a controlling 71% interest in Pinewood Shepperton Plc for £96 million. In 2016, it cut its stake in the film studio operator from 58% to 39%, and then sold
399-583: A castle in 1035 fortified the city then known as Cannes, and at the end of the 11th century construction was started on two towers on the Lérins islands. One took a century to build. Around 1530, Cannes detached from the monks who had controlled the city for hundreds of years and became independent. During the 18th century, both the Spanish and British tried to gain control of the Lérins Islands but were chased away by
456-577: A combined cycle gas turbine power station; deep water port; facilities for oil rig decommissioning; a site for the recycling and storage of plastics, and dredging 2.4 million cubic metres of seabed. No environmental impact assessment was provided for the development. In 2011, Peel was accused of illegally extracting peat from its land near Salford . Following a 2012 Public Inquiry , Communities and Local Government Minister, Eric Pickles , backed Salford Council and Wigan Council in refusing further extraction at Chat Moss . In 2015, Peel established
513-531: A conflict of interest as both a local planning authority and shareholder. Its minority shareholding also no longer gave it any real control over the company. Accordingly, in 1986 it surrendered the right to appoint all but one of the Manchester Ship Canal's directors , and sold its shares to Whittaker for £10 million. By 1987 he had acquired control of the business and bought out the remaining minority shareholders in 1993. In 1987, Peel submitted
570-527: A consultative stage. Local councillors welcomed the proposals. Peel intended to submit proposals to the Wirral Council by Christmas 2008, however, this process took longer and it was not until the second half of 2010 that approval was given by Wirral Council's Planning Committee and, later on, the government. On 6 January 2011, Prime Minister David Cameron together with Lord Heseltine met with members of Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council who were given
627-527: A picturesque coast" and constructed the villa Eleonore-Louise; Brougham's work to improve living conditions attracted the English aristocracy, who also built winter residences. The 19th century saw the modernization of Cannes, spearheaded by Marie de Lametz and her son Prince Charles III to follow the successes of nearby Nice and the successful gambling industry in Bad Homburg . After several failures in 1850s,
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#1732848343864684-569: A port of call between the Lérins Islands . In 154 BC , it became the scene of violent but quick conflict between the troops of Quintus Opimius and the Oxybii . In the 10th century, the town was known as Canua. The name may derive from "canna", a reed . Canua was probably the site of a small Ligurian port, and later a Roman outpost on Le Suquet hill, suggested by Roman tombs discovered here. Le Suquet housed an 11th-century tower, which overlooked
741-623: A presentation of the scheme, followed by a tour of the site. Plans were submitted that year for the International Trade Centre, with the project to take place with Chinese investors. In April 2014, Wirral Metropolitan College announced plans for a new campus for building and construction. The new facility opened in September 2015. Plans were submitted for a 60,000 square feet (5,600 m) office building at Tower Wharf, in May 2014. The building
798-501: A settlement here known as Aegitna ( Ancient Greek : Αἴγιτνα ). Historians are unsure what the name means, but the connection to Greek αἴγες "waves, surf" seems evident. The second element could be compared to the Cretan and Thessalian towns of Itanos ( Ἴτανος ) and Iton ( Ἴτων ); also phonetically close is the Aetolian town of Aegitium ( Αἱγἱτιον ). The area was a fishing village used as
855-424: A similar incident involving the tug in 2000. In 2014, high level collusion was found between Peel, police and a council. Documents revealed Salford Council , IGas Energy , Greater Manchester Police and Peel were sharing intelligence during anti-fracking protests at Barton Moss . In 2008, Peel was alleged to have covertly controlled a group that campaigned against a congestion charge for Manchester . It
912-585: Is a city located on the French Riviera . It is a commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes department , and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival , Midem , and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity . The city is known for its association with the rich and famous, its luxury hotels and restaurants, and for several conferences. By the 2nd century BC, the Ligurian Oxybii established
969-685: Is both a passenger station and a goods/maintenance depot. It is situated alongside the beach and has a connection to local ferries. There are three more stations on the line to Grasse: Le Bosquet , La Frayère, and Ranguin . Coach services arrive at the Gare Routière de Cannes, in the centre of the city, near the Town Hall. Companies from abroad include Eurolines and Agence Phocéens. Regional services are by Rapides Côte d'Azur and CTM, with services from Nice and Grasse/Mandelieu respectively. Local bus services are provided by Bus Azur . Ferries are available in
1026-573: Is nearby. Cannes station is the main railway station for the city of Cannes. It is situated on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway . There are several rail services including: TGVs from Paris Gare de Lyon to Nice, a TER from Marseille St Charles to Nice, a TER service from Cannes to Les Arcs,and a TER service from Grasse/Cannes to Ventimiglia (Italy). The formers occasional Thello (Italian train) from Marseille St Charles to Milan no longer operates since December 2021. Cannes-la-Bocca station
1083-667: Is the waterfront avenue with palm trees . La Croisette is known for picturesque beaches, restaurants, cafés, boutiques, and luxury hotels. Le Suquet , the old town, provides a good view of La Croisette. The fortified tower and the Chapelle Sainte-Anne house the Musée des Explorations du monde. A distinctive building in Cannes is the Russian Orthodox church . Cannes of the 19th century can still be seen in its grand villas, built to reflect
1140-588: Is widely regarded as Peel's landmark development. It was sold in 2011 to Capital Shopping Centres for £1.6 billion, making it then the most expensive acquisition in British property history. £700 million of the consideration was in shares and Peel continued to buy shares in the purchaser that went into administration , eliminating share value, in 2020. The Peel Group held a series of other substantial investments in listed businesses including Land Securities Group plc and Pinewood Shepperton plc , and in 2022 owns 14.1% of Harworth Group plc The Peel Group
1197-571: The Alternative Investment Market in January 2000 before the Whittaker family and The Olayan Group majority shareholders bought out Peel Holdings' 6.63% minority shareholders in 2004, taking the business private. John Whittaker began assembling the business in the 1960s, supplying aggregate from his family's quarries to projects such as the M63 motorway . Once quarries were exhausted he turned them into landfill waste sites,
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#17328483438641254-467: The East Float and Vittoria Dock . A central part of the early designs were the creation of a series of towers that were to provide space for a waterfront hotel, bars, restaurants, other leisure facilities and 15,000 apartments. Three of the towers were intended to achieve fifty storeys. One of the landmark developments in the scheme was to be the creation of a £175m 'International Trade Centre. This facility
1311-529: The First World War , but more Americans. Winter tourism gave way to summer tourism, and the summer casino at Palm Beach was constructed. In 1931, Karan Singh the crown prince of Jammu and Kashmir was born at the Martinez Hotel . The city council had the idea of starting an international film festival shortly after World War II. On 3 November 2011, it hosted the 2011 G20 summit . In 2021, Cannes
1368-628: The MIPIM , MIPTV , MIDEM , Cannes Lions, and the NRJ Music Awards. There is an annual television festival in the last week in September. The economic environment is based on tourism, business fairs, trade, and aviation. Cannes has 6,500 companies, of which 3,000 are traders, artisans, and service providers. In 2006, 421 new companies were registered. Cannes hosts the Cannes Mandelieu Space Center , headquarters of Thales Alenia Space ,
1425-639: The Nice harbour from Bastia and Calvi in Corsica, with services provided by SNCM Ferryterranée and Corsica Ferries . From Bastia, the journey is 4 hours, and 45 minutes on conventional ferries, and 3 hours, and 40 minutes on express ferries, while from Calvi, conventional vessels take 3 hours, and 45 minutes, and express vessels take 2 hours and 45 minutes. An average of four ferries a day sail on these routes, with more during summer. Cannes has 2 marinas – Vieux Port de Cannes (with 800 berths up to 145 m in length) beside
1482-591: The Public Accounts Committee , accused Peel of tax dodging , and explained some parts of the group pay on average 10% Corporation Tax , and the more profitable ones paid no tax at all. In 2006 Peel required the Warship Preservation Trust to leave their Birkenhead premises. The trust was unable to find an alternative location for its vessels and shut down. HMS Plymouth remained berthed and Peel took possession. In 2014, campaigners disputed
1539-601: The French. The islands were later controlled by many, such as Jean-Honoré Alziary and the Bishop of Fréjus . They had many different purposes: in the middle of the 19th century, one served as a hospital for soldiers wounded in the Crimean War . Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux bought land at the Croix des Gardes "about the year 1838, when it was little more than a fishing village on
1596-551: The Manchester Ship Canal Company that unlike most other British canals had not been nationalised post- World War II . Peel sold its cotton business for £22 million to finance the purchase of more canal shares and in 1986 proposed developing an out-of-town shopping centre , that would become the Trafford Centre , on the company's land. Manchester City Council still had a stake in the canal but now faced
1653-633: The annual International Actors' Performance Festival (Festival Performance d'Acteur). Local theaters include the Théâtre Debussy, the Espace Miramar and the Alexandre III. The area around Cannes has developed into a high-tech cluster. The technopolis of Sophia Antipolis lies in the hills beyond Cannes. The Film Festival is a major event for the industry which takes place every year in May. In addition, Cannes hosts other major annual events such as
1710-444: The busiest time of the year. Mean temperatures drop below 10 °C (50 °F) for only three months of the year (December to February). The spring and autumn are also warm, although more suited to those who prefer slightly cooler weather. The record high temperature was 39.2 °C (102.6 °F) on 19 July 2023, while the record low temperature was −12.0 °C (10.4 °F) on 9 January 1985. The Promenade de la Croisette
1767-519: The canal. The council and canal operator subsequently announced they would work together. Residents were particularly concerned about the situation when the M6 Thelwall Viaduct had to be closed for maintenance, leaving no alternative route locally across the canal. In his 2019 book Who Owns England , Guy Shrubsole describes Peel as one of the 'secretive' companies that "hoards England's land" and has made significant impacts, good and bad, on
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1824-523: The cargo handling company's control room. In co-ordinated action, Dutch FNV Union occupied the headquarters of sister subsidiary BG Freight's head office in Rotterdam . Peel had hired private security firm Control Risks to police their Dublin facility. During unloading of the MV Francop at Peel's Dublin container port a sailor was crushed to death. During the 2018 incident a stack of four cargo containers
1881-585: The construction of large scale housing developments. Plans for a £25 million maritime training and business hub were announced in 2018. The hub will be located in the old Victorian Central Hydraulic Tower situated by Alfred Dock within the development. Planning permission was raised by Peel in June 2022, with work hoping to be started in mid-2023. At the 2018 MPIM Global Property Expo in Cannes , three schemes to develop over 1,000 homes were announced. The schemes consist of
1938-494: The environment and people's lives: Peel Holdings operates behind the scenes, quietly acquiring land and real estate, cutting billion-pound deals and influencing numerous planning decisions. Its investment decisions have had an enormous impact, whether for good or ill, on the places where millions of people live and work. Cannes Cannes ( / k æ n , k ɑː n / KA(H)N , French: [kan] , locally [ˈkanə] ; Occitan : Canas )
1995-651: The first European satellite manufacturer. Cannes is home to the football side AS Cannes , which currently plays in the French fourth division. The club is notable for having launched the professional career of Zinedine Zidane . The city hosts the Jumping International de Cannes international horse jumping event every June. Cannes women's volleyball team RC Cannes has been very successful (won twenty French Championships and two CEV Champions League ). Located 24 km (15 mi) from Cannes, Nice Côte d'Azur Airport . The smaller Cannes – Mandelieu Airport
2052-422: The island, including Roman (1st century BC) and Saracen (10th century AD) ceramics. Cistercian monks are the only inhabitants of the smaller, southern St Honorat Island . Monks have inhabited the island since AD 410 and, at the height of their powers, owned Cannes, Mougins , and Vallauris . Medieval vestiges remain in the stark church, which is open to the public, and in the ruins of the 11th-century monastery on
2109-529: The late 1860s saw an expansion of casino, villas, hotels, roads and railway (the distance from Paris to Cannes reduced to 23 hours). At the end of the 19th century, several more railways were completed, which prompted the arrival of streetcars . In Cannes, projects such as the Boulevard Carnot and the rue d'Antibes were carried out. After the closure of the Casino des Fleurs (hôtel Gallia), a luxury establishment
2166-503: The legality of those ownership rights. The group accused the port of allowing the ship's condition to worsen in order to make any attempt to move/preserve her appear unfeasible. The campaigners were also critical of the way the subsequent sale of the vessel to Turkey for scrap was conducted. In 2009, following redundancies (layoffs) at Peel's Marine Terminals Ltd subsidiary in Dublin , and eight weeks of industrial action , strikers seized
2223-501: The new home of the BBC in the north of England . Other studios in the complex include Peel Group operated dock10 ; ITV's northern facilities including those for Coronation Street , and the University of Salford . Plans for a £1bn expansion to MediaCityUK were approved in 2016. The development would double the size and include more TV studio and production space as well as shops, offices,
2280-635: The next 30 years. In 2022, Peel Land and Property promoted closure of Chatham Docks to make way for 3,625 new homes, and commercial uses. It argued the cost of refurbishing the dock gates was not economic. The Peel Group has a complex business structure, consisting of 342 registered and active companies and subsidiaries excluding Peel Ports in the UK. Its ultimate parent company is the Isle of Man -based Tokenhouse Ltd. Campaigners objected to an LNG terminal Peel proposed for Hunterston Parc , Largs . The scheme included
2337-564: The overall design of the development. It was estimated by the developers that the scheme may lead to the creation of over 27,000 permanent jobs. A plan was announced in February 2013, intending to redevelop part of the abandoned Birkenhead Dock Branch route, to run a streetcar system, to be known as Wirral Street Car . The plan involves connecting Wirral Waters to the Merseyrail network at Birkenhead North and Hamilton Square stations, utilising
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2394-468: The profits invested in cotton businesses with property assets. He consolidated the cotton processing in new buildings, often built on top of the now full landfill sites, and redeveloped the former cotton mills as light industrial units to let . By 1977 a majority of the firm's activity was property development, and by the early 1980s that was predominantly new-build, industrial units and out-of-town retail stores . From 1971, Whittaker acquired shares in
2451-479: The purchaser's share capital. Peel continued to purchase shares after the transaction and was the largest shareholder in 2012, with a stake of 24.63%. In 2020, Capital Shopping Centres, now renamed Intu Properties plc, went into administration eliminating shareholder value. In 2007, Peel obtained planning permission to develop a 37 acres (15 ha) site on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal in Salford. It became
2508-619: The remainder to Leon Bressler's PW Real Estate Fund. Peel opened a 65 MW Scout Moor Wind Farm between Edenfield and Rochdale in 2008. Their remaining interest in Scout Moor was sold to MEAG in October 2012. 10 MW Huskisson Dock Wind Farm in 2009 and took over management of the 3.6 MW Port of Seaforth Wind Farm . 50.35 MW Frodsham Wind Farm and 8.2 MW Port of Sheerness Wind Farm both of which became operational in late 2016. Peel obtained planning consent for
2565-640: The seashore. The monks inhabit the Lérins Abbey and divide their time between prayer and producing red and white wines. The Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Provence houses artifacts from prehistoric to present, in an 18th-century mansion. The Musée de la Castre has objects from the Pacific Atolls, Peruvian relics, and Mayan pottery. Other venues include the Musée de la Marine, Musée de la Mer, Musée de la Photographie and Musée International de la Parfumerie. Small venues stage productions and host short sketches during
2622-500: The stretch of dock branch trackbed along Beaufort Road and Corporation Road, with inner and outer loops around Vittoria Dock and East Float , respectively. Options to connect this new system to Conway Park and Birkenhead Park stations are also available, along with a further extension for the Wirral Tramway to Seacombe ferry terminal. The scheme was revealed to the public in September 2006, after 18 months of design, whilst at
2679-627: The style of Fiesole, near Florence , which may be visited on appointment. It took the Man in the Iron Mask 11 years to leave the tiny, forested St Marguerite Island . The mysterious individual was believed to be of noble blood, but his identity has never been proven. His cell can be visited in the Fort of St Marguerite, now renamed the Musée de la Mer (Museum of the Sea). This museum also houses discoveries from shipwrecks off
2736-524: The swamps where the city now stands. Most of the ancient activity, especially protection, was on the Lérins Islands, and the history of Cannes is closely tied to the history of the islands. An attack by the Saracens in 891, who remained until the end of the 10th century, devastated the country around Canua. The insecurity of the Lérins islands forced the monks to settle on the mainland, at the Suquet. Construction of
2793-660: The wealth and standing of their owners and inspired by anything from medieval castles to Roman villas. They are not open to the public. Lord Brougham's Italianate Villa Eléonore Louise (one of the first in Cannes) was built between 1835 and 1839. Also known as the Quartier des Anglais, this is the oldest residential area in Cannes. Another landmark is the Villa Fiésole (known today as the Villa Domergue) designed by Jean-Gabriel Domergue in
2850-521: Was built for the rich winter clientele, the Casino Municipal next to the pier Albert-Edouard. This casino was demolished and replaced by the new Palace in 1979. In the 20th century, new luxury hotels such as the Carlton , Majestic , Martinez , and JW Marriott Cannes were built. The city was modernised with a sports centre , a post office, and schools. There were fewer British and German tourists after
2907-457: Was claimed Peel feared a congestion charge would harm business at their Trafford Centre. Voters rejected introducing a congestion charge. In 2013, a report by Liverpool think-tank ExUrbe criticised Peel's excessive influence on affairs and development in the Liverpool region, claiming Peel "blurred the boundaries between public and private interests". In June 2013, Margaret Hodge , Chair of
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#17328483438642964-483: Was completed in 2015 and became the new headquarters of a call centre. In June 2015, Peel announced it was pulling out of its joint venture with proposed Chinese partner Sam Wa for the development of the cornerstone International Trade Centre. It was announced in November 2016 that Wirral Waters had been made one of six new 'Housing Zones' and could apply for a share of £18 million of government funding designed to speed up
3021-777: Was designated as the City of Film by the UNESCO Creative Cities Network . Cannes has a subtropical Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification Csa ) and the city enjoys 11 hours of sunshine per day during summer (July), while in winter (December to February) the weather is mild. Both seasons see a relatively low rainfall and most rain occurs during October and November when over 100 mm (3.9 in) falls. Cannes summers are long and warm, with summer daytime temperatures regularly hitting 30 °C (86 °F), while average temperatures are about 25 °C (77 °F). Temperatures remain high from June to September,
3078-471: Was fined £5,000 in 2001 following a shore side fatality at Hunterston Terminal . The prior year it paid a £7,500 fine for an earlier incident. In 2014, Peel's Clydeport business pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches and was fined £650,000 following a triple fatality. River Clyde tug Flying Phantom capsized in the 2007 incident. Judgement found there had been systematic failure in risk assessments and safe systems of work . The charges also related to
3135-633: Was known from 1973 to 1981 as Peel Mills (Holdings) Ltd; from 1981 to 2004 as Peel Holdings plc, and then the wider organisation took its present form. Inspired by the Peel Tower near his native Bury, Whittaker retained the name Peel Mills Ltd for his property and cotton business. After a period on the Manchester Stock Exchange , Peel Holdings listed on the London Stock Exchange Official List in 1983. It transferred to
3192-544: Was lifted off the vessel with a crane, resulting in the bottom container parting from the stack and falling onto the sailor. It was alleged against Peel's subsidiary Marine Terminals Ltd that there was no appropriate planning, instruction, communication and supervision of the method to insert a missing deck lock under the bottom container in the stack. In 2014, Warrington Council accused Peel's Manchester Ship Canal of "self interest" and prioritising canal users rather than vehicle traffic in its operation of swing bridges over
3249-452: Was to allow companies from countries in Asia to exhibit and sell their goods and services into Europe. Further development was proposed at the site of the former Bidston Dock , close to the M53 motorway and the Kingsway road tunnel to Liverpool . This was to encompass an additional 571,000 square feet (53,000 m) of retail and leisure facilities. The architectural practice Broadway Malyan were employed by Peel to be responsible for
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