Seddon starts St Helens school

Liverpool City Region is to provide nearly £4m towards industrial projects in Aintree, St Helens, Wirral, and Knowsley, including grants for developers Redsun and Network Space.

After buying the 117,000 sq ft building from Columbia Threadneedle in May this year, Prosperity Developments and Gape Equity have secured permission for a 59-apartment conversion.

The bank has been given the go-ahead to build a 220,000 sq ft campus for more than 2,500 staff in Bootle.

A local parish council in Widnes has called for Halton Council to be stripped of its planning powers after winning a judicial review to stop construction of a waste transfer station in Hale Bank.

Santander’s vision to build a 220,000 sq ft campus for 2,500 staff in Bootle has taken a step closer with the proposals set to be approved by Sefton Council next week.

After securing planning permission in September, developer Crossfield is to start on a £9m housing scheme off Aigburth Road in Liverpool by the end of the month.

Plans for a mixed-use retail-led centre in Sandymoor, along with proposals for nearly 400 homes, are set to be approved by Halton Council.

The council’s executive is to sign off a £20m funding package to build a leisure centre at Moor Lane, Widnes, with Wates lined up as main contractor.

Property and construction professionals in the North West value flexible working above bonuses and other benefits, according to the findings of the Vertical Salary Review 2019.