Ibrox scheme given green light

Rangers were today given the go-ahead for a multi-million-pound development at Ibrox. The plans include a new hotel and shops around the club’s home. It is hoped the development, reportedly set to cost £350m, will breath new life into the run-down Govan area of the city. Glasgow City Council today agreed to transfer the land to Rangers, noting the project would make a “very significant contributionâ€_ to its own redevelopment plans. Rangers chairman Sir David Murray will now begin a search for partners to back the development. A club spokesman said today: “This is a significant step forward in an exciting project that can have a major impact in regenerating the Govan area and delivering real benefit to the whole of Glasgow, particularly in view of the Commonwealth Games coming to the city.â€_ The proposed plan includes... [read full story]