Sports Direct acquires House of Fraser for £90m

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.

Carlisle’s planning committee is set to approve a McDonald’s drive-thru restaurant on London Road, next to the listed North East Railway Goods Station, despite the proposals causing “substantial harm” to the heritage building.

Eden District Council’s planning officers have recommended that committee deny planning permission for a 15-bungalow affordable housing scheme on the edge of Sockbridge and Tirrill.

Cumbria County Council has registered an application to demolish the former Workington fire station and neighbouring buildings as part of a plan to develop extra care housing in future.

An early-stage business case has been submitted to the Department for Transport to provide £9m for improvements on Cumbria’s coastal railway line, which will help to support major projects in the region including Nugen’s Moorside nuclear plant.

The creditors of embattled retailer House of Fraser agreed on Friday to the terms of the Company Voluntary Arrangement put together by KPMG, meaning three stores in the region will close.

A proposed care home in Flookburgh, near Grange-over-Sands, is set to be refused by South Lakeland Council after planners criticised the “over-intensive development” on a site allocated for housing.

Working with developer United Healthcare, architect PRP has outlined proposals for a 57,000 sq ft health & wellbeing hub off Eastern Way, Carlisle.