MOAF: Manchester on course for 1.5m sq ft offices year
Agents in the city expect annual office take-up in the central area to hit 1.5m sq ft for the first time on record, after the third quarter of 2018 saw 480,000 sq ft change hands.
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Tatton adds three
Cheshire business The Tatton Group has made three appointments from Reaseheath College as it completes a move into new offices in Ashley.
Cheshire East moves 1,500-home Handforth Garden Village forward
Cheshire East is set to launch a consultation on the proposed 1,500-home project off the A34 near Handforth, one of 14 Garden Villages named by the Government in January last year.
Big shed specialist reports healthy first half
Tritax Big Box REIT has reported first-half operating profit as up by 34% to £56.4m, as the niche investor declared itself well placed for further acquisitions.
O’Neill calls for Cheshire devolution as priority
Lord Jim O’Neill, vice-chairman of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, has called on Government to conclude a devolution deal for Cheshire and Warrington this year, a move welcomed by local business leaders.
CWAC on the hunt for chief executive
Cheshire West & Chester Council has started its search for a chief executive to replace the retiring Gerald Meehan, in what has been a year of change for top council positions in the region.
MIPIM | Crewe HS2 decision opens door to wider investment, says Bailey
Rachel Bailey, leader of Cheshire East Council told Place North West that the Government's confirmation last week of the requested full programme of works at Crewe train station will open the door for investment in towns such as Macclesfield.
MIPIM | Cheshire makes case for energy district
Peel Environmental and Cheshire’s public sector leaders believe they are closing in on a deal with the Government which will support the development of a UK-leading energy network, where occupational energy costs would be cut by 20%.
VIDEO | Science to the fore as Cheshire heads to MIPIM
Cheshire and Warrington will look to MIPIM as a platform to tell the story of a rapidly growing and diversifying science and energy base, a Place North West roundtable session was told this week.
Stanneylands sold to JW Lees
Brewer and hospitality group JW Lees has acquired Wilmslow’s Stanneylands hotel from Mere Group, which had put it on the market through Christie & Co at £6.25m.
