Arson leads to regeneration call.AN ARSON arson, at common law, the malicious and willful burning of the house of another. Originally, it was an offense against the security of habitation rather than against property rights. attack on a flat above an empty shop in Far Gosford Street last week has prompted fresh calls for the whole area to undergo regeneration. The three Socialist councillors for St Michael's ward are calling for the city council to revamp re·vamp tr.v. re·vamped, re·vamp·ing, re·vamps 1. To patch up or restore; renovate. 2. To revise or reconstruct (a manuscript, for example). 3. To vamp (a shoe) anew. n. the street - one of the oldest in Coventry - and invest in empty premises with a view to letting them out. They also want to see traders receiving more help to revamp their premises and bring them up to scratch. Cllr Robert Windsor has written to Cllr Tony O'Neill, Coventry's representative on the West Midlands Police West Midlands Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second largest in the United Kingdom after London's Metropolitan Police [1]. It covers an area with nearly 2. Authority, in a bid to step up police presence in the area. He wants to see a permanent police base in Far Gosford Street, working in conjunction with Hillfields' street wardens. Cllr Windsor said: "The level of empty shop premises is worrying and can lead to vandalism and fire hazards. "We have asked for a further meeting with Coventry's development director and cabinet member for renewal." |
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