Sharp goes digital in East Manchester

Given that I live just down the road from this derelict factory,I was interested to hear that it is going to be turned into a digital media hub

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Manchester city council yesterday approved an initial investment of £5m in refurbishment work of the former Sharp distribution centre building in east Manchester with the aim of creating a new digital media production hub.

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The council believes that the “Sharp building has the potential to become a significant digital media production hub, providing large-scale, cost-effective office, workshop and studio accommodation, combined with a world-class technical infrastructure

This ,incidentally, was the site where a policeman was shot and killed during a training exercise last month