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Plans for a Reel cinema on a former library site are expected to be signed off next week as part of Knowsley Council’s redevelopment of Kirkby town centre.

The development of a 158,000 sq ft, £54m R&D facility for the glass industry, next to St Helens’ rugby league stadium, has received a major funding boost with £15m committed by central Government.

The next phase of Manchester’s St Mary’s Parsonage masterplan has been unveiled, a 14-storey building to replace two ageing offices on Parsonage Gardens.

The council has received more than £15.9m in funding from the Greater Manchester Mayor to deliver a package of five schemes to improve walking and cycling provision across the borough.

Far East Consortium, Manchester City Council’s development partner for the £1bn Northern Gateway regeneration programme, has appointed Rebecca Kirkland as community liaison manager.

Consent has been granted for a 132-apartment facility at the site of the former Beechmere care home, which was destroyed by fire in August 2019.

A 250-metre beach and surf resort with hotel accommodation, restaurants and a spa is to be developed at the Merseyside coastal town, under a deal struck between Sefton Council and a UK-based leisure provider.

Housebuilder Urban Splash has started work at the last remaining sites of its Manchester neighbourhood, including 18 homes at Stubbs Mews, 34 homes at New Islington Marina, and a public park.

The overhaul of Preston’s grade one-listed museum, gallery and library has progressed, with the submission of a planning application for the project.