MIPIM GALLERY | Leisure as a regenerator

Part of the much-maligned central Manchester square is being fenced off as surveys take place ahead of an improvement package, for which an initial £15m has been earmarked.

Putting Town Deal cash to work, the council will take forward community pitches at the community sports village, allowing Blackpool FC to focus on its East Stand redevelopment.

The aparthotel operator has spent a year refurbishing former Signature Living asset 60 Old Hall Street, ahead of its opening at the weekend.

CG Recovery has launched a consultation to inform a reserved matters planning application for the 500-lodge Anglesey proposal.

Urban Village Bars, which is in situ as operator of The Wayfarer, has bought the ground floor and basement of 1-5 Swan Street for £1.4m from the Manchester property firm.

Once the darling of UK craft brewing, the £33m sale of the firm to US buyer Tilray has led to 38 confirmed venue closures, with Manchester’s Peter Street one of just 11 locations to survive.

Mayors across the North of England are pushing for a 2036 or 2040 Games bid from the UK government, pitching the region as the host location in an effort to boost regeneration.