GMCA to rubber-stamp film school

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has demanded answers from Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, following the minister’s comments last week that full electrification of the Manchester-Leeds railway may not take place.

Legat Owen has sold the Ash Court office building on Parc Menai Business Park in North Wales on behalf of MCR Property Group.

Investment in North West hotels for the first half of 2017 totalled £201m according to figures from consultant Savills, as the weak pound led to a surge in interest from overseas buyers.

Chrysalis, the £35m revolving fund that has supported more than £100m of investment in the Liverpool city region, has made two senior appointments to its board.

Fit-out business Aztec Interiors has delivered the £1m fit-out of co-working and meeting space Avenue HQ at Liverpool’s Mann Island.

Sefton Council’s planning committee has granted Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust permission to build a new mental health facility at the existing Boothroyd Mental Health Unit, off Scarisbrick New Road.

Liverpool City Council has started legal action against China Town Development Company, the vehicle behind the stalled New Chinatown scheme.

The world’s biggest bridge made entirely from Lego bricks will soon be on display at The Capital Building on Old Hall Street in Liverpool, measuring around one hundredth of the length of the new Mersey Gateway.

The fit-out contractor has completed an eight-week project for global construction and engineering consultancy Black & Veatch at One City Place in Chester.

Landmark Investments Group produced a pre-tax profit of more than £3.6m in 2016, a 24% increase on its previous record year.

The financial freeze that shook the world started to show itself in summer 2007 with a series of seemingly unrelated events: BNP Paribas closed several hedge funds to withdrawals citing a "complete evaporation of liquidity", Bear Sterns’ residential investments started to collapse and Northern Rock asked the Bank of England for help.