AS 2016: Science audits to spotlight Northern capabilities
The Government named its next four science and innovation audit areas in the North, as part of a £4.7bn push into research and development initiatives.
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Canalside JV completes Lancaster project
Specialist public-private joint venture H20 Urban has finished a £2.4m family housing development in Lancaster next to Aldcliffe Road and Lancaster Canal.
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Blackpool Tower restoration completes
Blackpool Tower is free from scaffolding for the first time in eight years, after a £6m repair and restoration programme carried out by specialist contractor MP Marine. [GALLERY]
Government fund targets urban parks
The Department for Communities & Local Government has allocated £1.5m to 87 community groups across the country to create pocket parks, neglected urban plots which are turned into green spaces, including 12 in the North West.
HLF grants £2m from landscape fund to Pendle
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded £2m to improve the landscape around Pendle Hill in the Forest of Bowland and establish a research group into the history of the area.
RSK urges firms to prepare for new environmental rules
Specialist land remediation and environmental science consultancy RSK Group is holding a series of briefings for property professionals ahead of the expected changes to ISO14001, the main environmental management system, due to be published later this month.
Work begins on Central Parks project
South Ribble Council has started on site with the creation of St Catherine’s Park, the first of the new Central Parks to be delivered under the Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire city deal.
Halite Energy wins cavern gas storage consent
Energy Minister Lord Bourne has granted planning consent to Halite Energy for the Preesall Underground Gas Storage Facility project in Lancashire.
Parks win Lottery funding
Peel Park in Salford and Winckley Square Gardens in Preston were among 16 public spaces around the country handed £34m in grants by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Big Lottery Fund.
