THE eye-catching transformation of the exterior of the Worcester News' former offices is nearly complete.
Berrows House on Hylton Road used to be the home of the Worcester News, but it is now being re-developed by the University of Worcester to teach medical students.
Although the site is still under construction, gold panels, similar to those found on The Hive, have been put into place giving it a completely new look.
Work is still ongoing at the site with barriers wrapped around the building before it opens for good next year.
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History of Worcester News
The Worcester News had been based at the Hylton Road building since 1965, but bosses from the newspaper agreed to sell the Hylton Road building to the university in 2019.
In 2020, Red Hill House on London Road became the new home for Worcester News.
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University of Worcester - new Medical Centre
The renovated building is hoping to welcome nursing, midwifery, paramedic science, and medicine students in the new year.
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A University of Worcester spokesman previously said: "The works to refurbish the former Berrows House building into new, outstanding facilities to educate health professionals is progressing well.
“The overwhelming majority of demolition works are now complete, and the installation of structural framing continues.
“The university is hoping that the building will be ready for use in early 2023, when students studying across a range of health courses, including nursing, midwifery, paramedic science, and those studying on the university’s new medical degree will have access to new state-of-the-art facilities.
“The university is the major educator of health professionals in the three counties of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire, as well as much of Dudley and Halesowen.
“This new facility will enable the University to educate even more of these professionals, playing a key role in ending the chronic shortage of medical and health professionals in the region.”
Plans for the renovation have been drawn up by Midlands-based Glancy Nicholls Architects.
And include a state-of-the-art anatomy laboratory, a suite of GP simulation rooms, and a range of general seminar and teaching rooms.
There will also be offices, break-out spaces for group study, and a café.
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