Plans for computer hub in Blackpool could see rush of skilled jobs

The scheme is expected to create 50 direct jobs, but similar investments in the south of England are said to have created up to 4,100 indirect jobs

Brunel Way

Plans have been revealed for a high-tech computer hub on the edge of Blackpool which could attract thousands of skilled jobs to the area.

London-based Elite Gemstones Properties Ltd has submitted proposals to Fylde Council for the scheme dubbed Project Edison, which would see two data centres built at Peel Park, off Brunel Way, which is already…