Glenbrook and Graham start on Cornbrook apartments

The Liverpool city region’s visitor economy is now worth more than £4.5bn, supports 53,500 jobs and last year welcomed 64m visitors, its Local Enterprise Partnership has said.

Learning the power of networking and finding good sounding boards is the key to success in the world of planning, according to Rebecca Thompson of Wallace Land Investments.

Conwy County Council is looking to appoint a development partner for its outdated leisure site at Rhos-on-Sea.

Trafford Council has started the search for a development partner to help deliver an overhaul of the 81,000 sq ft Grafton Centre in Altrincham, a shopping precinct and retail site bought by the council in February this year.

Everton FC has appointed ex-Laing O’Rourke project leader Colin Chong to head up the delivery of the club’s stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock.

Homebase stores in Macclesfield and Warrington are set to close after the DIY and garden retailer announced plans to axe 42 of its 241 outlets over the next 16 months.

In the latest major letting at Trafford Park, Oak Tyres has signed a five-year lease on Tenax Cross 2, a recently-refurbished 51,500 sq ft warehouse and office.

Manchester has retained its place as the UK’s most liveable city and was the fastest-rising European city in The Economist’s Global Liveability Index, with the city now 13 spots ahead of London in 35th place.

Architect Buttress has unveiled the latest designs for Hilton House in Manchester, which secured planning consent for a major refurbishment in May this year with Stephenson Studio on board as architect.

Adlington, a branch of Gladman Group, has set out plans to build a retirement apartment complex on a site formerly used by the NHS on Cowley Hill near St Helens town centre.

Ben Jurin Architecture has submitted a planning application for a mixed four-and-five storey building housing 30 apartments, a gym, and swimming pool, just off Queens Promenade in Blackpool.