Govt awards £6.2m for Mersey Heat expansion

Nearly 2,500 homes will undergo upgrades to home heating systems and be fitted with insulation and double glazing because of the funds.

The former Beatles manager is to be immortalised in bronze on Whitechapel. 

The next phase of Peel NRE’s low-carbon energy network earned a seal of approval from Liverpool City Council.

The creation of an 800-metre linear park on the former Dock Branch Railway line in the town could begin next August. 

Plans to beef up the visitor experience at the North Liverpool destination are to go before the council's culture committee this week.

Mersey Heat, part of Peel L&P subsidiary Peel NRE, plans to lay a further 1.5km of underground pipes in preparation for the development of the Central Docks neighbourhood, part of the £5bn waterfront masterplan. 

The agency has recommended the city be stripped of its World Heritage Site designation next month, claiming Peel L&P’s £5bn project will “irreversibly damage" the site. 

Take part in the fourth Vertical Salary Review of North West property and construction professionals to receive early access to the findings and be entered into a draw to win a pass to a year of events, including the sold-out Place Party.

Heritage conservationists appear to have won the battle to preserve Abbey Cinema on Church Road North after the supermarket giant withdrew plans to demolish the building when it was granted grade two-listed status.