http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/ Latest News Headlines from Place North West http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/assets/images/rss/maceandjones.gif http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk en Place North West sport Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:27:58 BST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Barrow Regeneration's board has met to discuss the way forward for its six programmes following recent announcements concerning the North West Development Agency. The Government confirmed in June ... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:27:58 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK A consortium led by Manchester City Council and the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities has been selected as preferred bidder to establish a £350m regeneration fund which will help enab... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:17:07 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Altrincham-based developer and investor Morley Estates has started work on its £30m business park and industrial zone at Penny Lane in Haydock, St Helens. Empress Park will be built on a 6.5-acre... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:25:21 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Half of the cranes on Liverpool and Manchester's buildings sites are employed on educa... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:09:17 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK To mark the Half Year Review published today on Place, we wanted to update you on our own performance. Place's readership has more than doubled since the start of the year. In January the number o... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:23:27 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Hodder & Partners has won the competition to design the redevelopment of Gateway House next to Piccadilly Station in Manchester city centre The mixed-use project on land owned by Realty Estates co... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:09:26 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Parcel delivery company City Link is selling two of its sites following the acquisition of a 67,811 sq ft industrial unit at Appleton Thorn trading estate in Warrington. The new property on Lyncastle ... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:29:06 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Digital satellite equipment installer First Line Digital has taken the entire 2,600 sq ft second floor of Viscount House Business Centre on River Lane in Saltney, near Chester. Mike Davies, managing d... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:45:24 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK York-based Shepherd Construction has made two new appointments for its west division senior team based in south Manchester. [IMG: 3047 border="0" alt="Chris Evans" align="left" width="100" height="13... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:48:17 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Liverpool-based Vicinity Housing Group and Contour Housing Group in Salford have agreed to join forces to form a new North West housing group. Following a comprehensive process of exploratory discussi... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:43:28 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK The Eshton Group, developers of the 70-acre Burnley Bridge Business Park, said it remains very positive about the park's future, despite the withdrawal of funding by the North West Development Age... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:51:06 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Fit-out and building maintenance business, Morris & Spottiswood, has won a three-year contract with the National House Building Council. The Warrington-based firm will undertake maintenance and mi... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:19:04 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Blackpool Council is seeking architects for the restoration and redevelopment of the Winter Gardens complex. The council acquired the Grade II-listed Winter Gardens from the Leisure Parcs, together wi... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:10:07 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK A team of leaders from the public, private and voluntary sectors have formed a new partnership with the aim of supporting the regeneration and future development of Northwich. As part of Northwich Tow... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:43:45 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Individual Restaurant Company, operator of 22 Piccolinos and 11 Restaurant Bar & Grills, said bad weather and the football World Cup has had an adverse effect on trading in the first half of the y... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:39:19 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Cushman & Wakefield has appointed Nicola Harrington as senior surveyor in the retail team at its Manchester office. The firm, which has more recruitment planned, said its expanding North and Midla... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:49:24 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK University of Liverpool has picked York-based Shepherd Construction to build a new 64,000 sq ft research facility just on the outskirts of the city centre. [IMG: 3043 border="0" alt= " New apex resear... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:29:32 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Cityco, Manchester's city centre management company, has appointed Alex King as partnership manager of Piccadilly Partnership. She was previously deputy chief executive of Urbis and will be respon... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:20:38 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Fourteen construction companies have been appointed to the North West Construction Hub Medium Value Framework established by councils across the region. The panel covers 13 lots broken down by sub-reg... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:29:41 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Chorley-based Six Piers is planning an £8m redevelopment of South Pier in Blackpool. The current pier building would be transformed into a 45,000 sq ft family entertainment centre featuring a ful... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:54:19 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Roundhouse Properties will start work on its speculative office development at South Rings, Preston at the end of August. The £8m scheme will deliver 60,000 sq ft in 23 units ranging from 750 sq ... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:50:14 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Children's TV broadcaster Nickelodeon has signed a licensing deal with Blackpool Pleasure Beach to build a six-acre theme park at the attraction. The £10.3m Nickelodeon Land will feature 14 r... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:30:10 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Peel Ports has appointed Cannock-based Briggs Equipment UK to undertake the engineering maintenance of its operational plant and equipment at the 1,200-acre Port of Liverpool. Briggs will be responsib... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:47:55 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Take-up fell back in the second quarter of 2010 to 166,000 sq ft from 191,598 sq ft in the first three months of the year, according to DTZ. Nevertheless, DTZ said occupier demand still compares favou... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:29:53 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK With banks still not lending and public spending cuts closing grant routes, what are the remaining avenues developers and regeneration organisations can go down? European Regional Development Fund, th... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:04:58 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Warrington-based fit-out specialist Morris & Spottiswood completed the £2.8m internal fit-out for discount fashion retailer Primark at The Rock in Bury. The store is one of the first to incor... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:52:55 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK The redevelopment of the Everyman theatre in Liverpool city centre will go ahead despite falling victim to the cuts announced yesterday by the development agency. The theatre was bidding for £2.4... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:30:27 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK The NWDA has outlined the grim news many applicants from developers to sub-regional quangos had been fearing. The agency said all uncommitted projects will not receive NWDA funding in 2010/11, there w... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:52:08 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Lambert Smith Hampton will continue to hold regional auctions following its acquisition of Colliers' auction team, with one taking place at Haydock Park Racecourse on Tuesday 16 November. Colliers... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:25:29 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Icelandair will increase its service from Manchester Airport to Iceland and connecting North American destinations in the autumn and spring 2011. The increased service will run from 14 September to 26... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:00:26 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK GVA Grimley has been appointed by Blackpool Council to oversee the re-roofing of the famous Tower Ballroom. The property advisor will provide design and contract administration services for the work, ... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:14:50 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Owen Michaelson, non-executive director of Peel Holdings, is to leave Peel to become full-time managing director of UK Coal's property division from 1 August. Peel is the largest shareholder of UK... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:06:38 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Forty students have graduated from a construction training course after gaining on the job experience at a development where the charity is building 32 low-cost homes. The Learn for Life training prog... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:00:26 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Developer Urban Splash has launched a competition to create an interim use for a prime site in its east Manchester development which will stay in place throughout 2011. Urban Splash is working with ur... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:09:24 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK The latest hotel in Liverpool city centre opens at the end of this week in a refurbished warehouse in Ropewalks. The hotel is the second by the new base2stay group, whose other hotel is in Kensington,... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:56:50 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Place was part of a guided tour of the rapidly emerging first phase of Media City UK, around 12 acres of commercial, academic, residential and public space in The Quays, Salford. Galleries below Here ... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:29:49 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK A High Court judge has ruled against a company voluntary arrangement entered into by the owner of fashion chains Miss Sixty and Energie. The court this morning said there had been a "prima facie ... Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:54:26 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Carmaker Fiat has started searching for a new distribution centre in the North West after deciding to leave its premises on the A49 in Warrington. Third party logistics companies are currently competi... Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:13:14 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Investment fund Ethel Austin Property Holdings has appointed Mason Owen and CB Richard Ellis to market the former Ethel Austin headquarters in Knowsley. The 426,000 sq ft industrial unit with 14 acres... Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:35:55 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Liverpool-based developer Neptune is putting together a series of framework agreements, starting with construction firms, through a public procurement process normally used by local authorities and go... Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:42:39 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Scarborough Development Group, owned by Yorkshire developer Kevin McCabe, has won planning consent from Cheshire East Council for the redevelopment of Congleton town centre. The three-acre scheme fund... Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:00:30 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Bargain-hunters of Blackburn will descend on the town's new Primark on Monday when it opens for the first time as part The Mall's £66m extension. The centre has increased in size by one t... Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:42:38 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Wooden packaging and pallet maker Northern Case Supplies has signed a 15-year lease on 68,000 sq ft with St Modwen in Ellesmere Port. The Cromwell Road premises will house NCS's manufacturing, rec... Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:02:17 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Kingmoor Park Properties has secured planning permission to develop on more than 90 acres of greenfield land at the industrial estate of the same name in Carlisle. The latest phase of the 400-acre dev... Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:46:42 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Five years after it was last seen in action, a piece of public art in Manchester's Northern Quarter is to be switched on again. Cityco, the council's city centre management company, have broke... Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:42:41 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Quorum has let a 56,000 sq ft industrial unit at Linkway Trading Estate to the Waste Exchange. The Waste Exchange is a subsidiary of waste management company the White Group and has signed a 15-year l... Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:34:26 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Wirral-based specialist ground remediation, demolition and recycling contractor D Morgan has paid an undisclosed sum to buy the former TDG distribution depot in Alltami, Flintshire. The site covers 11... Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:35:14 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Baltic Creative, the fledgling arts and digital media centre off Liverpool's Jamaica Street, is advertising for an architectural team to take the vision for the development forward. The whole sche... Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:02:31 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK Knowsley-based Spencer Commercial Property has instructed the Liverpool office of Knight Frank as joint agents alongside Matthews & Goodman in letting eight units at its Chapel Brook Trade Park si... Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:35:34 BST http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk?utm_source=rss_place&utm_medium=rss_feed&utm_term=NEWSLINK A 'war chest' to make strategic site acquisitions is part of a £32m capital investment programme approved last night by Oldham Council. The programme also covers reducing the number of bu... Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:27:55 BST