Barrow industrial attracts investors

The organisation responsible for decommissioning the former Windscale and Calder Hall nuclear sites in Cumbria is inviting firms to bid for four roles, to deliver key projects over the next 20 years.

Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram have won convincingly the first elections for mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region.

Sellafield, the organisation responsible for decommissioning the former Windscale and Calder Hall nuclear sites in Cumbria, is to hold a bidders day on 28 April as it seeks to appoint four construction partners to deliver key projects over the next 20 years.

Property development and regeneration company, Watch This Space, has started on the conversion of the former grade two-listed Duke William pub in Staveley into a co-working development for creatives, known as Billy’s Space.

Industrial developer Chancerygate has brought two sites to market on behalf of Carlisle City Council, the first under its asset management agreement with the local authority which began late last year.

The property and infrastructure group has reported revenue of £2bn in its interim results for the six-month period to 31 December 2016, in line with expectations.

Britain’s Energy Coast in west Cumbria has appointed two new members of its leadership team, head of property and development Rob Miller, and head of estates Bill Graham.

“We’re on the cusp of 20 years of growth in the energy sector,” according to Rob Asquith, planning and energy director at Savills, speaking at Place North West’s Kendal event.