Contractor GF Tomlinson and Kier Property have started construction work at the new £65 million Waterfront leisure project in Walsall.

Selected by Kier Property, the firm is to develop a new eight-screen cinema for 'The Light' and four new restaurants.

Only one unit remains as part of phase one, which will provide around 5,000sq ft of retail and leisure space, while four units are available in phase two, which will provide a further 14,000sq ft.

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The development has regenerated over 17 acres in Walsall, and the cinema alone will create approximately 230 jobs.

Oliver Butler, project manager for Kier Property, said: "We are delighted to confirm we are about to start work on site. This is fantastic news, following many weeks of working in partnership with GF Tomlinson. It's great to finally get started and we look forward to watching the scheme progress through to completion in the autumn/winter of 2015."

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