Could the long-awaited swift tower on the Paris Street roundabout be about to appear?
At a cost of £40,000, the tower is being paid for under the terms of a planning agreement with the nearby Jurys Inn for public art.
The hotel opened in the summer of 2009.
It was hoped that the tower would be unveiled this summer but there was a delay and a new date of 'early autumn' was given.
Now that we are into winter, Community News made further enquiries and there has been a further delay.
A spokesman for the city council has now said: "We are currently waiting to hear from the supplier and expect a response before Christmas: we will then be able to firm up on the delivery time and the likely installation date."
The intention is to turn the roundabout into a wildlife haven with homes for minibeasts and nesting birds.
