Industry veteran appointed to head tidal bid

Knowsley Council has secured funding to progress a masterplan for an area of Prescot encompassing the £27m Shakespeare North theatre, a grade two-listed former museum, and other historic buildings in and around Market Place.

The Norwegian renewables giant is to redevelop a one-acre site off Carnegie Road in the Old Swan area of Liverpool into an energy storage centre.

The city council has appointed consultancies Arup and Meristem to design a street pedestrianisation scheme promoting outdoor eating, to help restaurants operate despite social distancing measures.

Metro mayors Steve Rotheram and Andy Burnham called for widespread retrofitting of properties across the North West, as the region looks to capture positive lessons from the pandemic and create a springboard for change.

Vinci Construction is being lined up to deliver the remediation of Festival Gardens in Liverpool, according to a report due to be discussed by the council this week.

This year will see fresh services launched including a development map to complement news stories and branded content production for partners.

Liverpool-based charities Kind and Merseyside Buildings Preservation Trust have launched the search for a multi-disciplinary design team to deliver the long-awaited restoration of the grade two-listed Welsh Presbyterian Church in Toxteth. 

The Victorian Society has highlighted the 10 buildings "most at risk of further dilapidation and loss" across the UK, including sites in Liverpool, Cheshire, and Manchester.

The city council has been given an extra £652,000 by the Government to accelerate the delivery of its clean air plan, due to be delivered by the end of October.