ABP sets out 2040 vision for Barrow

Thomas Armstrong Construction has taken over the job in the West Cumbrian town after former contractor Aura Heritage went bust in July.

The contractor would prepare the construction management plan and design and build Millom’s £10m Iron Line project.

Cumberland Council is searching for a contractor to carry out road alterations to allow easier access for HGVs and improvements to active travel.

Sharrow Bay Country House Hotel has been shuttered for years. Now a local hospitality group is ready to breathe new life into the building – with plans to add rooms, cabins, treehouses, and a spa.

Armed with planning approval, main contractor Morgan Sindall Construction is set to begin work this autumn on the business incubator complex off Roper Street.

Recyclable and reusable, the 190 manufactured fibrous bearer beams have double the life expectancy of their timber predecessors.

The former Henry Curwen pub is being razed to the ground by Brampton-based contractors Thompsons of Prudhoe, a move that will widen the junction of the A66 and A596 in the Cumbrian town.

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Opening this week, Devonshire Street has been upgraded with outdoor seating, street furniture, benches, cycle parking, trees, and plants.

Several buildings that have not been used for 20 years and are a “waste of money” to maintain are to be pulled down.

Westmorland and Furness Council has appointed the Stockport-based remediation, geo-environmental, and demolition experts to get nearly 50 acres of land ready for hundreds of new-build homes in Barrow.

An event space featuring a splash park, pop-up stage, outdoor seating areas, marquee, and market stall will be developed on underused grassland.

Westmorland and Furness Council’s strategic planning committee has approved the Story proposal earmarked for land off Inglewood Road.

A reduction in the UK’s hotel room supply spells opportunity for ambitious and affordable hotel chains like ours, writes Jill Anderson of Whitbread.

Holbeck Homes has secured permission to develop on land to the south of Haggs Lane in Cartmel, near the conservation area.

It’s time to unleash the heat beneath our feet to power our businesses and homes sustainably, writes Mark Griffiths of Hydrock, now Stantec.

Has Cumbria got a confidence issue? How do we grow its population? And can we increase the county’s £13.3bn contribution to UK Plc? Just a few of the questions answered at the Cumbria Update, held at Kendal’s Castle Green Hotel.

Park Place Retail is handling the sale of a long-lease investment opportunity at the city’s St Nicholas Gate Retail Park off London Road.

Knight Frank LLP is handling the sale of a grade-two listed Georgian mansion house at the heart of the national park.