Cheshire East Council’s draft Crewe HS2 masterplan is due to go out to consultation later this month, outlining how the town can maximise on the impact of an HS2 station by building 3.5m sq ft of commercial space and 7,000 additional homes by 2043.
Strikes are set to impact Arriva bus services, Merseyrail and Northern Rail services today, and further dates in November, as disputes continue over pay and plans to move to driver-only operated trains.
The approval of Middlewich’s £58m bypass has led developers DB Symmetry and Pochin’s to submit a planning application to build 190,000 sq ft of industrial and distribution accommodation at its flagship logistics park, MA6NITUDE.
Cheshire and Staffordshire’s joint Constellation Partnership is to create an investment fund “in the style of North West Evergreen, but bigger”, according to outgoing chairman Jackie Sadek, as part of the campaign's plans to maximise growth opportunities around HS2 and the proposed Crewe station.
The environmental consultancy firm has hired Sarah van de Berg, Graham Walker, and Harriet Wingfield in September to its Hilton Street office in Manchester, bringing the transport team up to seven.
Cheshire East has called on the Government to back an option for Crewe’s station to provide three high-speed trains per hour each to London, Manchester, and Birmingham.
Three cars, one tanker, and bloodied victims screaming for their lives. But what looked like a horrific collision with multiple casualties and even a death, was in fact an emergency services drill, co-ordinated by Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service to test responses on the new Mersey Gateway bridge ahead of its opening. [GALLERY]
A development agreement with Peveril Securities and Cordwell Property Group for the redevelopment of Crewe’s Royal Arcade is to go before Cheshire East Council’s next cabinet meeting.
Two key infrastructure projects have moved a step closer, with Highways England setting out its preferred options for upgrading the key route to the Port of Liverpool and creating a new junction on the M56 near Runcorn.
The local authority is looking to appoint a partner for a 15-year highways management framework, which will be worth an estimated £600m.
