Manchester MIPIM schedule revealed

City council leader Sir Richard Leese announced at last night’s launch of Manchester’s MIPIM 2019 partnership that the city will return to its beachside pavilion, after storms forced a late change of plan this year.

The broadcaster has invited seven candidates to participate in the second stage of the pitch process for its new national hub, with the two North West bidders joined by Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds and the West Midlands.

The Manchester at MIPIM Partnership has revealed its full schedule of events for the conference in Cannes, which takes place over three days from Tuesday 13 March.

It's fair to say Stalybridge isn’t famed for its royal connections, but hopes were raised that the town could have its own Richard III-style discovery when human bones were excavated outside a new Aldi this week.

John Osborne has joined as senior quantity surveyor and Owen Clarke as site manager. Both will be working on the 26-home Edge Fold Road development in Walkden.  

The environmental consultancy firm has hired Sarah van de Berg, Graham Walker, and Harriet Wingfield in September to its Hilton Street office in Manchester, bringing the transport team up to seven.

The property management firm has promoted Philip Manson to partner and head of valuation and hired Mike Dutson and Anthony Kingdon.

Transport for Greater Manchester’s progress towards a fully integrated ticketing system across public transport has taken a step forward with the launch of its "get me there" smartcard system across buses and Metrolink trams.