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Jodrell Bank upgrade plans submitted

Plans to build a 1,000 square metre Discovery Centre at the University of Manchester’s famous Jodrell Bank Observatory have been submitted to Cheshire East Council.

Liverpool City Council invites bids for £560m BSF contract

Liverpool City Council has advertised for its Wave 6 BSF programme at £49 million, but could be worth up to £560 million over the potential 15 year life of the contract.

Gleeson reports small profit after big loss last year

Housebuilder Gleeson has reported a £300,000 half year pre-tax profit, significantly up on a loss of £23.7 million the prior year.

Transpenine Housing advertises £68m of framework contracts

Transpenine Housing has advertised a raft of contracts totalling £67.5 million covering a range of maintenance and improvement work across its 16,500 properties.

Contractor sought for 15,000-seater Salford rugby stadium

Bids are being invited for a £15 million contract to build a new 15,000 stadium for rugby league club Salford Reds despite the collapse of the original developers.

Stadium approval for Fleetwood Town

Fleetwood Town Football Club has taken another step to its goal of entering the Football League following planning approval for the construction of a new 2,000-seat stand at its Highbury ground.

Morrison Construction wins £6.7m of civils work

Galliford Try subsidiary Morrison Construction has scooped £6.7 million worth of civils work including building two new windfarms for E.ON in County Durham.

Government approves £600m gas storage project under Irish Sea

The Government has paved the way for the construction of a £600 million gas storage facility off the Furness coast.

Kier/Murphy/Interserve JV wins £70m wastewater job

KMI Water has won a £70 million contract with United Utilities covering works to resolve unsatisfactory discharges from the wastewater network in Preston.

Carillion fined £185k after worker hit by truck suffers life-threatening injuries

Carillion has been fined £185,000 after an Oldham worker suffered life-threatening injuries when he was run over by a reversing truck.

Contractors sought for study centre

Contractors are being sought for a project to extend a University of Manchester library in a deal worth more than £12 million.

Liverpool to get £45m Kings Dock development

ACC Liverpool has said that work could be under way on a new £45 million exhibition hall in the city by next August.

Planners urge approval for Argent Greater Manchester plan

Planning officers have recommended that Greater Manchester councillors approve Argent’s plan for a £50 million redevelopment of Elisabeth House in St Peter’s Square.

Morgan Est picks up £4.6m River Derwent bridge job

Engineering contractors Morgan Est has been chosen to start work on a £4.6 million temporary road bridge in Cumbria, which will allow drivers to cross the River Derwent for the first time since November.

Female remains unearthed at Manchester site 'highly suspicious', police say

A human skull has been unearthed by a digger at the site of the Co-operative Group’s new £100 million headquarters in Manchester.

North's tallest skyscraper nearing go ahead

Designers behind the £130m King Eddy tower in Liverpool said today they are close to gaining planning permission after a redesign.

Burnley to redevelop Turf Moor

Burnley Football Club has unveiled ambitious plans to redevelop its Turf Moor ground.

ISG wins £5.7m worth of new work

ISG has secured a new build contract in Wrexham and a refurb job in Manchester worth a £5.7 million in total.

Bids invited for £40m Chester housing framework

Chester and District Housing Trust is inviting contractors to bid for a £40m framework for new build residential and mixed-use projects.

Big firms line up for £288m Liverpool health project

Balfour Beatty, Bovis Lend Lease, Carillion and Taylor Woodrow are among scores of contractors understood to be interested in a £288 million project to create the UK’s first children’s health park.

Firm fined over fatal ladder fall

DC Kennedy Homes has been fined £7,500 by the Health and Safety Executive over the death of one of its workers.

Babcock Rail slashes 300 jobs

Babcock Rail has announced it is cutting 300 jobs in Scotland and the North of England.

Bone Steel bags £8m of work

Scottish firm Bone Steel has secured a series of sub contracts with Carillion, Mansell, Bourne Parking and Miller Construction worth in excess of £8 million.

Two consortia in line to carve up £555m of road maintenance deals

Two consortia are understood to be sharing £555 million of road maintenance work through the Highways Agency’s managing agent contractor deals for Areas 1, 13 and 14.

One Vision Housing's £20m Seaforth regen scheme approved

One Vision Housing’s £20 million regeneration of Kings Park, in Seaforth, Merseyside, has been approved by the Government Office for the North-west.

Salford redevelopment receives planning boost

Salford City Council has granted outline planning permission for the redevelopment of the centre of the Greater Manchester town.

Investigation underway after half-tonne girder smashes into estate agents

The Health and Safety Executive has launched an investigation to find out what caused a half-tonne metal girder to crash through the roof of a Lancashire estate agents at the weekend.

Vinci/Sir Robert McAlpine scoop £32m health job

A Vinci/Sir Robert McAlpine joint venture has reached financial close on a £32 million contract to build a health centre on the Wirral.

New police divisional HQ confirmed

A new £56 million police divisional headquarters has been confirmed for north Manchester.

Morgan Ashurst scoops £7m Lancs Uni job

Morgan Ashurst has won a £7 million contract with the University of Central Lancashire to build a four-storey, eco-friendly teaching facility for specialist sciences in Preston, Lancashire.