Final phase of £19m Blacon regen kicks off 

Political leaders from Liverpool City Region, Warrington, and Cheshire West & Chester have combined to condemn part of the Northern Powerhouse Rail proposal it says would “short-change” the region.

Local authorities have redoubled efforts to convince Chancellor Rishi Sunak to support projects such as a new Deeside Parkway station and the modernisation of Chester’s station in the Budget Statement on 3 March.

The Deeside housebuilder saw its pre-tax profit rise by 11% year-on-year in the second half of 2020, as both revenue and legal completions surged during “a period of intensive activity to rebuild output”.

A project to create a pair of laboratory buildings at Parkgate Road Campus has been refused amid concerns that the development could unacceptably increase on-street parking in the area. 

The Cheshire property consultancy has appointed Will Rees as director for residential development.

A project to create a pair of laboratory buildings at Parkgate Road Campus, part of an upgrade of the university’s science and engineering faculty, is earmarked for approval by Cheshire West & Chester Council. 

Restaurant chain The Florist has signed to open a two-storey outlet at the under construction mixed-use scheme in Chester city centre.