Cumbria gains Coastal Communities boost

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.

Allerdale Council has voted to cut back plans to build a new stadium in Workington, arguing the scheme would put the council “under considerable financial risk”.

The city council has signed off the redevelopment of the leisure centre, a project that has been planned since 2009, although the scheme will now cost nearly £26m instead of the originally-planned £14m.

The contractor has handed over the £7m project at Kingmoor Park in Carlisle for car dealership Sytner.

The fate of the £29m development, hanging in the balance following local elections earlier this month, is due to be decided at a planning committee meeting next week.

Thomas Armstrong Construction has started work to transform the town’s former bus station into a workspace for digital, tech, media, and creative companies.

The first phase of the scheme, designed to avoid a repeat of the devastating floods caused by Storm Desmond, is set to be signed off by Carlisle Council next week.

Allerdale Council will be forced to debate proposals for the £29m stadium-led development following a bid by independent councillors to halt the scheme’s progress.

The contractor has been picked to build a cancer centre at Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle with the project due to complete in January 2021.