Remembering Eamonn Boylan: Greater Manchester’s placemaker

Senior figures from politics, local government and regeneration have lined up to pay tribute to “an exemplary public servant” following the passing of the former chief executive of Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

Widely viewed as one of the most influential civil servants of his generation, the former Greater Manchester Combined Authority chief executive has died after a short stay in hospital.

Options for one, two, or three sheds on a 22.4-acre site off Junction 4 of the M61 have been put to the local council.

Three fully let sites, totalling 148,100 sq ft, are now available for purchase at Deeside Industrial Park.

Rachel Laver has taken up the role of managing director, which was vacated by Levi Rickell last year.

A Liverpool City Council sub-committee will next week be asked to sign off an allocation of £2.47m to support delivery of landscaped space at the long-awaited commercial development.

The housebuilder has two new department heads in the region, with Amanda Jones becoming head of sales at the Daresbury headquarters, and Kerrie Clayton becoming head of customer service.

Farmfoods has signed for a 10,000 sq ft unit formerly occupied by Carpetright at St Mary’s Gate Retail Park, while Dunelm has renewed its lease and work has started on a Starbucks drive-thru.

More than 30 sixth-forms across the region are set to benefit from more than £300m of government funding aimed at restoring run-down further education facilities.

A Section 106 agreement has been finalised for ASBBJ Real Estate’s £46.9m Angel Gardens, a project that will see two large apartment blocks constructed at the junction of St Anne Street and Fox Street in the Everton ward.

Trinity United Church, off Cheetham Hill Road, will become a furniture showroom after proposals were signed off by planning officers.

The chair of Homes England and the chief executive of the newly launched National Housing Bank sat down with Place to to outline how £16bn of public funding will be mobilised to unlock housing delivery at scale.

Split into three units, the proposed building would sit off Croft Head Road at the Whitebirk Industrial Estate.

Pharma business Seda, which has just secured a £15m investment from the Business Growth Fund, has bought its 40,000 sq ft base in a deal reflecting a net initial yield of 8.75%.

After 10 years at the helm of the Warrington business estate, Martin O’Rourke has retired.

The housing trust has acquired 70 later living apartments in Northwich and 47 affordable homes in Congleton.

A £20m social rent housing loan and a £45m refinancing package from NatWest will aid the Gwynedd-area registered provider in its goal to build 800 homes by 2030.

Rosewood Healthcare Group has the green light for a new-build facility offering 50 beds, off Kenelm Road in Rhos-on-Sea.

A heated debate failed to sway councillors from the city council’s officer recommendation to progress the developer’s £31.7m plans for Oriel Street. Also successful: a push to transform a grade two-listed pub into a 100-space nursery.