Concern over the management of the Golden Valley Development

When local politics makes its way centre stage in a story about a major development many will begin to shudder. Opposition councillors question the Golden Valley Development plans.

Dear readers,

It was bound to happen at some point over the course of what is a long-term project, especially one promising so much and grabbing so many headlines, but local political figures have broken ranks over the Golden Valley Development.

Billed as the biggest opportunity for the county, and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the “£1 billion” project has had the backing of just about everyone - and with good reason. The potential economic and social benefits are obvious.

The promise of 12,000 new jobs and up to 3,700 new homes, with a business park at its centre focusing on tech is hard to resist. The emphasis on purely cyber shifted some time ago, with the development orginally billed as the town putting a flag into the ground to lay claim to being the UK’s cyber capital.

But frustrations have been bubbling away in some quarters for a while now about progress, with many reluctant to go on record as they know that with major projects confidence can be key.

So they’ve towed the cross…