Flood defence contract comes to market
The Environment Agency is seeking a maintenance partner for a £780,000 four-year framework looking after flood defence pumping stations in the North West.
The Environment Agency is seeking a maintenance partner for a £780,000 four-year framework looking after flood defence pumping stations in the North West.
Three bidders shortlisted for the £101m offshore transmission assets of the Ormonde wind farm project will enter a further round of bidding.
Chester's Rows, Jodrell Bank, Blackpool and the Lake District are among the places putting themselves forward for nomination by Government as World Heritage Sites.
The Lowther Castle & Gardens Trust has appointed Andrew Mercer, chief executive of the East of England Agricultural Society, as commercial director for the ambitious project to open the ruin near Penrith.
The identity of the shortlisted companies in the contest to develop a new tourist attraction at the 1,000-acre forest has been published, offering the first clues as to the area's future use.
A special week of dedicated news and features on Place North West in May will examine work in the region relating to the low carbon agenda.
The Solway Firth Energy Feasibility Study identified options for tidal barrages, lagoons and tidal reefs, which could generate between 100MW to 6GW.
A new trust is being proposed in Cumbria which aims to make renewable energy development more beneficial to people living in the county.
Cumbria could enjoy a significant economic uplift from the growth of solar, geothermal, hydro and biomass energy provision, according to energy expert.
Carter Jonas has been reappointed by the Homes & Communities Agencies to manage 3,900 acres of farmland in the North and West Midlands.