City university criticised over student housing – Chester
Campaigners have accused the city’s university and council chiefs of failing to control ‘spiralling’ student numbers in Chester following a heated public debate on the matter.
Chester Communities Together action group held a city wide meeting attended by residents divided by controversial proposals to build a student village on greenbelt between Mollington and Blacon in Chester.
Organisers say the meeting focused on the need for dedicated hostel provision for the city’s growing student population, and told how it prompted a ‘storm’ of protest directed at both Chester University management and Chester West and Chester Council (CWaC) …