Blackburn agrees land swap with Issa Brothers’ development company

Part of the former All Saints Library will be retained and converted to create a 30,000 sq ft adaptable multi-use facility under plans lodged by the university with Manchester City Council.

Watson Homes has been given the go-ahead to build 35 apartments on the site of The Park in Northern Moor.

Vests, signs, and invitations.

The tissue manufacturer has acquired the 98-acre Kimberly-Clark production site off Aber Road, which had shuttered last year because of an upcoming UK ban of plastic-containing baby wipes.

More homes, a larger library, and a more generous public square are proposed as part of the redevelopment of the Longfield Centre.

AE Yates will carry out a £300,000 package of design and survey works as efforts to bring the country’s second longest pier back into use for the first time since December 2022 ramp up.

The housing association has signed a 5,500 sq ft deal at Oaklands House in Sale, moving from the Soapworks in Salford Quays.

Those travelling on the Metrolink between Altrincham and Bury could be heading underground in the future, with Greater Manchester Combined Authority agreeing to invest £375,000 to begin feasibility studies on a tunnelled metro.

Residents across Lancashire’s 14 boroughs have until 26 March to contribute to the discussion about how the county will be carved up as part of Labour’s efforts to overhaul local governance.

Arrad House, one of eight buildings at the 797-bed Unite Student Village in the city’s cultural quarter, is in line for a facelift and extension under plans lodged by the PBSA provider.

Hear from leaders in the logistics field at Amazon, AEW Architects, Turley, Tritax, Tandem and more at this eagerly awaited annual sector conference on Thursday 12 February at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall.

With Balfour Beatty nearing completion on phase one of the Southport Eastern Access scheme, a pair of cycle and footway schemes have been approved as phase two preparation gathers pace.

The consultancy has confirmed that director Pete Mallinder will be leaving the business at the end of March 2026.

Marking a 16% increase on 2024, transactions totalling £1.19bn were completed in 2025, while the occupational big-box market saw a third straight year of growth.

Every town has its turning point, a project or a moment that redefines its future, writes Aidan Thatcher of Wigan Council. For Wigan, that moment is unfolding now in the heart of the town centre with Fettlers: a £135m regeneration project transforming the former Galleries shopping centre into a new neighbourhood.

The Cunard Building and Bootle Leisure Centre are among the 35 buildings that will benefit from a slug of the funding, aimed at reducing the carbon footprints of the publicly owned assets.

The online retail superpower has agreed a lease for Cabot 116 within Kingsway Business Park, according to market sources.

Plans for 42 affordable homes off Close Lane have been ditched by a hefty majority verdict, with questions over outfall from the site at the heart of the matter.

A combined 1,000 acres at Elton Reservoir, Walshaw, and Simister Bowlee are allocated for residential development in the Places for Everyone joint spatial plan for Greater Manchester.