Talash brings hotels to market

Work has begun on the second phase of a £3.7m housing development in Eccles being built to support tenants at risk of becoming homeless.

After completing its first 240,000 sq ft property at Crewe Commercial Park, the developer has advanced plans to build a further 305,000 sq ft warehouse at the site off the A500.

After acquiring Maple Court earlier this year, Webster Estates has put forward plans to build three blocks totalling 18,000 sq ft at the business park in Skelmersdale.

The Manchester-based development and regeneration firm Genr8 has hired Matt Brennan as a project manager.

Manchester City Council has put forward proposals to demolish the existing Abraham Moss Library and Leisure Centre and rebuild the site with updated facilities.

Santander’s vision to build a 220,000 sq ft campus for 2,500 staff in Bootle has taken a step closer with the proposals set to be approved by Sefton Council next week.

The housing and community services provider has appointed Nicole Kershaw to replace the current chief executive Dave Power when he steps down in the new year.

The college has unveiled designs for the first phase of its 290,000 sq ft campus in Manchester, designed by SimpsonHaugh and Bond Bryan.

After securing planning permission in September, developer Crossfield is to start on a £9m housing scheme off Aigburth Road in Liverpool by the end of the month.

Unsecured trade creditors of the Cheshire-based company’s construction arm are likely to receive only 4p in the pound following the firm’s collapse, with some owed six-figure sums.

The final version of a masterplan outlining the potential for 124,000 sq ft of offices, retail and hotels, as well as 150 apartments around Knott Mill in Manchester, is set to be approved by the city council next week.