As a series of events take place across Greater Manchester to mark the UK’s first Clean Air Day, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has announced that £21m of European funding will be used for projects that demonstrate their ability to reduce carbon emissions.
The £30m scheme at the site of the former Worsley New Hall is to go ahead after the government confirmed that it will not call in the plans, which were approved by Salford City Council last month.
Wigan Council has launched a development contest to transform three buildings in the historic Wigan Pier Quarter next to the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. [GALLERY]
Tenders are being invited to provide demolition services for 14 public bodies in Greater Manchester over the next four years.
A new planning permission and listed building consent has been approved for the Oldham Heritage & Arts Centre, part of the town’s cultural quarter overhaul.
British Waterways Marinas has revealed its five-year growth strategy, with investments across its portfolio of marinas amounting to £3m in the first year.
Greater Manchester has been selected as a national pilot area for Arts Council England, Heritage Lottery Fund and Historic England’s Great Place scheme.
Stockport Council and Stockport Heritage Trust are celebrating after being awarded £1.8m for their Rediscover the Underbanks project from the Heritage Lottery Fund to revive part of the Old Town area of the centre.
Landscape, masterplanning and urban design consultancy Gillespies has expanded its office in the region to 20, following the recruitment of three new staff.
Following the submission of a planning application by the Royal Horticultural Society for a 150-acre garden in Salford, architect Hodder + Partners has released further artist’s impressions of its designs for a statement Welcome Building. [GALLERY]
