Knowsley teases revamp of Halewood’s Grace Park

Further actions to reduce the risk of flooding on the link road to Manchester Airport, a headache since the dual carriageway’s 2018 completion, have been presented to local councillors.

The £20m restoration of the grade one-listed gem is up against three other projects across the country also vying for the prize.

Engineering consultancy, Curtins, has released data for 2025/26, reinforcing its commitment to transparency, collaboration, and accelerating low‑carbon design across the built environment.

The signature feature of the light-industrial park off Bird Hall Lane is complete, keeping the Stockport Council and Network Space Developments’ scheme on track for a March 2027 completion.

The grade two-listed building in Moses Gate Country Park is to be brought back into use as a visitor centre run by the Lancashire Wildlife Trust following planning approval last week.

Salford City Council’s procurement board will next week consider putting out to tender a chance to design and build a series of islands along the River Irwell.

Private equity-backed Ecology Group has bought its ninth business since forming a year ago, adding 80 staff in Manchester and Birmingham to its ranks.

Delivery of Greater Manchester’s vision of a 100-mile active travel network will be headed by an 11-strong group, co-chaired by city council leader Cllr Bev Craig, and Urban Splash chairman Tom Bloxham.

United Utilities has unveiled a £30m package of water management interventions across the city, including urban wetlands and green roofs.

Permission has been secured for the proposals, which will enable the retailer to push forward with plans for more than 1.6m sq ft of development at Wrexham Industrial Estate.

The council is bidding for grant from the Department for Transport £1bn Structures Fund to repair the grade two-listed part of its promenade.

Work is due to start later this year on a series of upgrades to the two wastewater treatment works in an effort to improve the water quality of the River Douglas by 2030.

Starting in June, developers will be able to overcome planning obstacles around water pollution by contributing to a series of initiatives geared towards lowering the level of phosphorus in the River Eden, River Derwent, Bassenthwaite Lake, River Kent, and Esthwaite Water.

Green Earth Developments Group will lead the transformation of the 73-acre West Lancashire site into meadows and woodlands where developers can invest in biodiversity net gain credits.

Bringing the entire building into active and viable use as part of the St Michael’s development is front and centre of the historic Sir Ralph Abercromby pub’s proposed refurbishment.

Completing a clean sweep of approvals at its April meeting, Cheshire East Council’s strategic planning board waved the £60m redevelopment through unanimously.

Located off Manchester Road in the north-west of the Cheshire town, the 75-home scheme is billed as a flagship project for low-carbon residential development.

A mini-Eden Project is to be created on land previously occupied by the hospital as part of the evolution of the 24-acre site.

Catherine Dewar, the organisation’s boss in the region for a decade, has established a consultancy after leaving the heritage organisation at the end of March.