Skyline of Dudley changing as work on new health college campus continues apace
New photos have shown how much the skyline over Dudley has changed as work continues to build a new Health Innovation College on the former site of Dudley Hippodrome.
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In photos and videos take by Express & Star chief photographer Tim Thursfield, the new £26 million Dudley Health Innovation College on Castle Hill has become more fully formed, with several tiers of the campus up and being built around.
The work on the new facility on Castle Hill began in September last year and has plans for the first students to be welcomed through its doors in 2026.
The University of Worcester will run a nursing college from the building, which will providing teaching for university-level courses including nursing, midwifery and paramedic science.
Dudley College of Technology also worked alongside Dudley Council to develop plans for the new facility, which has been made possible thanks to Government funding through the Towns Fund.
The new education site already has people signed up to some of its courses, with students set to study at an existing campus until its opens.
A planning application was agreed in 2021 for the further education facility on the site of the former Dudley Hippodrome.
The disused theatre had not hosted live entertainment since 1974 but remained as a bingo hall until 2009.
Workers began tearing down the iconic building in August last year to make way for the higher education facility, which campaigners described as being a "sad day".
Dudley Council had also been forced to approve borrowing of nearly £2m after delays put the major construction project under threat.
Cabinet members approved taking a loan worth £1.87m, at a cost of £140,000 per year over 25 years.
The cabinet heard that, if delays in completing the land purchase continued for too long, the scheme would be at risk and the government would want its money back.
