Cities and towns face huge challenges, delivering more housing and improved infrastructure, greater levels of inward investment, and tackling ever more urgent social and environmental issues – not least climate change, writes John Alker of the UK Green Building Council.
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority will next week consider 18 cycling and walking schemes with a combined value of £137m, the projects being part of the proposed Bee Network.
A £2.6m cycling and walking improvement package for a route between Urmston and Sale Water Park will go before Trafford Council’s executive with a recommendation for approval.
Trafford Council is inviting public views on a masterplan for the park in Stretford with Aecom, City of Trees and community groups on board ahead of a potential bid for National Lottery funding.
Donald Insall Associates has been appointed as architect on the £16m redevelopment of Rochdale’s grade one-listed town hall.
Trafford Council spent more than £160,000 of public money on controversial plans to build a football training ground and new facilities on Turn Moss in Stretford, before scrapping the proposals in May, according to a Freedom of Information request.
Greater Manchester's 11.3m trees add £33m a year to the city region's economy, according to a survey completed by City of Trees, however around 9% are at risk from pests and diseases.
Withington Baths and Leisure Centre has won an initial package of National Lottery funding to help restore its Edwardian structure.
Salford City Council has welcomed a decision by the Secretary of State to dismiss appeals by Peel for two developments at Broadoak, Worsley.
Bam is set to be chosen to deliver the Hodder + Partners-designed Welcome Building at RHS Garden Bridgewater as work on the society’s first new garden in nearly two decades begins to ramp up.
