Julia Hatmaker

North West Construction Hub will appoint 15 contractors to its High-Value Construction Framework, including Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure, Robertson Construction Group, and VINCI Building.

Councillors took issue with Oakmere Homes’ plans to build on a nearly three-acre site in Royton, citing highway safety, land contamination, and flooding concerns – as well as the loss of a green corridor.

Travellers will be able to tap in and out of stations between Manchester Piccadilly, Glossop, and Hadfield this December, alongside the launch of a daily multimodal tram, train, and bus ticket.

Stonebond Properties and Torus can now move forward with their plans to build a fully affordable housing estate on the three-acre former home of ADM Milling in Dingle.

After a brief foray to Sheffield, the retailer has agreed to move its fulfilment operations back to its Heasandford Industrial Estate home, which it had put on the market in August.

How do we design places for the next 100 years? How can we kick-start affordable housing delivery? What should be on Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s first Budget? Place North brought together experts from across the residential sector to debate those questions, and more.

Cathy Holt’s career has come full circle as she rejoins the Liverpool auction house as a senior auction valuer after nearly 20 years at Sutton Kersh.

The building services consultancy has promoted employees across its UK business, reflecting a period of sustained growth that has seen the firm expand its regional footprint, strengthen its specialist services, and continue investing in the next generation of engineers.

Designed by Ollier Smurthwaite Architects and inspired by the work of Victorian architect Richard Norman Shaw, the project would replace the 83,500 vacant office on the site.

Homes England’s Social and Affordable Homes Programme will help finance the building of 660 social rent properties, 50 affordable rentals, 24 shared ownership homes, and 58 rent-to-buy properties across the region.