A MASSIVE "Wonderland" leisure complex on the site of a redundant power station was almost certain to go ahead.

The complex, covering 320 acres, and costing between £200 and £300 million, could create about 3,000 jobs.

Eddie Quiligotti was named as the man who aimed to breathe new life into the site at Huncoat.

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