Casey picked to build Rawtenstall Market rethink

Amenity provision in the 232-apartment build-to-rent scheme in Manchester is getting a refresh, despite the scheme completing just six years ago.

The 280-bed Portland Street hotel will become the first Lyf branded hotel in the UK following an extensive refurbishment.

Join WSP, Stantec, LK Group, Freeths, BondBryan:Fairhursts, and more at our annual December get-together in Manchester.

Charles Street Car Park will be demolished to pave the way for the 1,000-room project, the first residential development within the £1.7bn Sister masterplan.

Sarah Smith, currently executive director of health and social care at Knowsley Council, is set to replace interim chief executive Steve Park in early 2026, subject to full council approval on 1 December.

The hospitality firm is hoping for planning permission from Cumberland Council to build a five-storey, 104-key hotel off an arterial route into the city centre and its railway station.

The local authority has lined up 13 sites in Denton, Droylsden, Hyde, Mottram and Ashton-under-Lyne for disposal to registered providers in a bid to see hundreds of affordable and social homes delivered.

The refurbishment of the vacant Nicholas House would provide 20,000 sq ft of workspace to meet growing demand.

Bespak wants to build a two-storey facility on five acres next to its existing headquarters in Holmes Chapel to support its growth and net zero aspirations.

Located off Carr Road in Nelson, the facility will replace the town’s older station and another in Colne.

There was a mixed response to Rachel Reeves’s speech, with her warm words for the built environment welcomed but criticism for the lack of ammunition she has given to housebuilders. Caddick, Avison Young, Ridge & Partners, Close Brothers and more, share their thoughts.

Citing Labour’s “overhaul” of the planning system as proof that this government is an agent of change, chancellor Rachel Reeves was borderline buoyant throughout her Budget speech despite the early release of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s report stealing much of her thunder.

Paul Coyle has stepped up into the role of regional managing director at the construction firm.

Having recently completed and filled phase one of St Michael’s, Gary Neville’s development company is now turning its attention to another large Manchester workspace project: the conversion of the House of Fraser department store on Deansgate.

An “unprecedented” number of applications for development on protected land has prompted the council to ask the government to help it stem the flow.

The housebuilder’s Millfields development will deliver a mix of apartments, bungalows, and houses on the 12-acre West End Farm site for completion in 2026.

Almost 15 years after a rival supermarket was given consent to build a store off Scotforth Road, the discount retailer has secured its own permission.

Klondyke Strikes Garden Centres, the owner of Weaver Vale Garden Centre, is seeking permission from Cheshire West and Chester Council to raze the existing store and build a replacement with an increased floorspace from 51,400 sq ft to 107,300 sq ft.

In the property and construction sector, the focus is overwhelmingly on bricks, schedules, and budgets. But if we want to build stronger, more resilient organisations, we need to recognise that one of the most critical foundations is how people feel, connect, and show up at work, writes Nick Rusling of the Greater Manchester Wellbeing Series.