The owners of a large student accommodation complex in Swansea are considering the idea of using part of it for nurses. Bricks Swansea Popco Ltd has applied to Swansea Council for planning permission to use the upper floors of one of the blocks for nurses' accommodation for one year.
The complex features four blocks off Morfa Road with space for 706 students. A spokesman for Bricks Group said the first students to live there will arrive next month, although one of the blocks won't be ready until December. He said the company has been "exploring opportunities to support the nursing community" but that it wouldn't be happening yet.
The new accommodation will be more than just a place to rest your head, study and knock up some pasta. It will have a gym, cafe, welcome hub, picture house, Come Dine With Me-style kitchens, events calendar - even a slide. It will be managed by a brand called True Student, which has several other student accommodation schemes in the UK.
