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Labour councillors in Newton West ward have applied for a shared banking hub to be established in the Merseyside town, potentially in the town hall on Market Street.

The Chinese pharmaceutical firm is expected to win approval for the first phase of redevelopment of a 10-acre site at Estuary Business Park.

The former NatWest building at 20-34 Castle Street would be converted into a 92-room hotel with a double-storey roof extension if the council signs off the plans next week.

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The operator of the Manchester College is applying for government funding to progress the next phase of its development programme, which would involve the sale of the Shena Simon Campus off Sackville Street and construction of a new build facility on a neighbouring site.

Regenerating town centres has been a priority of Mayor Andy Burnham but have they benefitted as a result, and what is the role of the M60 suburban towns post-Covid, this Place North West event will ask.

The construction group has been appointed to deliver upgrades and additions to Energy Coast University Technical College’s site in Workington, including a 22,000 sq ft workshop, a sports pitch and pavilion.

Boris Johnson reaffirmed his commitment to rebalancing the country by handing more power to local leaders and investing in regional infrastructure, but the North West remains unconvinced.

A plan to establish the UK’s first low carbon industrial hub in the North West, encompassing the energy cluster at Ellesmere Port, has the potential to attract £200bn and save 38 mega-tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2040, its proponents said.

Blackpool Council’s executive has signed off plans for 131 social homes as part of its Grange Park Estate regeneration project.

The upgrade of Manchester’s grade one-listed town hall is 40% complete, progressing on time and on budget after initial delays last year, the city council said.

The Penrith-based housebuilder has appointed Andy Patmore as operations director, tasked with supporting the company’s construction and commercial teams.

Carlisle City Council is scouting for companies to sketch plans for a public green space that would form the centrepiece of the 10,000-home garden village.

A six-week public consultation on the city’s 15-year spatial strategy launched on Friday, setting out a roadmap for developing 370 acres of land and 35,000 new homes.

The £300m contract will follow that awarded to Kier Construction last week to deliver highways and utility work on the Birmingham to Crewe leg of the high speed rail project.

The architecture practice has appointed Gavin King, former director at fit-out specialist SpaceInvader Design, as director in its Manchester studio.

The city council’s social housing division has become the Dérive Group, part of its journey towards becoming a registered provider, and named Robin Lawler and Greg Gottig as board members.

The 218-unit development is the latest addition to parent company Peel L&P’s regeneration of the former industrial site in Ellesmere Port.

Knowsley Council is expected to give full planning consent for a 65-acre park and Taylor Wimpey residential scheme at Whiston, both part of wider plans for Halsnead Garden Village.