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Physical Regeneration News Brief: English Partnerships appoint Ecotec

8 October 2004

Government regeneration agency English Partnerships has appointed consultancy Ecotec to investigate how well 4,500ha of parks and public areas in Milton Keynes are looked after. Open spaces in the city are managed by registered charity the Milton Keynes Park Trust, and not the local authority. It is hoped that the research will inform the standard for running similar schemes across the UK.

Transport News: Tram dispute threatens future Liverpool system

8 October 2004

A row that broke out over the route of Liverpool's Merseytram project this week is threatening the entire scheme.

Physical Regeneration News Brief: Higgins Construction wins a contract

8 October 2004

Housebuilder Higgins Construction has won a £47 million contract with the London Borough of Ealing to refurbish six housing blocks on the South Acton estate. Work on the refurbishment will begin early next year. The company was also awarded a £1.4 million contract to build a new community centre on the estate.

Transport News: Research backs rural health care links

8 October 2004

Transport schemes that link rural people to health care facilities save money and benefit patients, according to latest research by the Countryside Agency.

Physical Regeneration News Brief: Housing association negotiation on a merger

8 October 2004

Housing associations Circle 33 Housing Group and Anglia Housing Group have started detailed negotiations on a merger. The groups believe there is a powerful case for the merger based on increased growth and development opportunities, financial efficiencies, improved customer services and enhanced opportunities for staff. The new organisation will manage 32,000 homes across London and the East Region.

Scottish News: Ministers set higher aim for social homes

8 October 2004

Plans to increase the number of affordable homes built in Scotland from 6,000 to 8,000 a year by 2007-08 have been announced by ministers.

Physical Regeneration News Brief: The country's biggest private finance initiative ...

8 October 2004

The country's biggest private finance initiative (PFI) for new build social housing was signed in the North-West last week. The £20 million deal between Warrington Borough Council and Arena Housing Association will provide almost 200 affordable homes on the Anson and Blenheim estate in the Padgate area of the city. The project has also been chosen as a national pathfinder for housing PFIs by the ODPM.

Scottish News: Proposal prepared to revamp Culloden

8 October 2004

Plans have been unveiled for a visitor centre on the site of the last battle fought on UK soil.

Physical Regeneration News: Foundry scoops another award

8 October 2004

The redevelopment of a site in Leeds that was involved in the industrial revolution won a second regeneration award last week. The Round Foundry development in Holbeck Urban Village (above) won the best regeneration category in the Pro Yorkshire Awards run by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. The scheme, developed by CTP St James, was also named as the best regeneration project at the Yorkshire Property Awards earlier this year. The original Round Foundry was where inventor Matthew Murray developed textile machinery and steam engines. The development's award-winning first stage is being used by businesses including an architects and an art gallery.

Scottish News: Activists contest Aberdeen homes

8 October 2004

Aberdeen City Council could face a legal challenge over its proposal to allow up to 6,000 homes to be built on green belt sites after 2010. Aberdeen University planning law lecturer William Walton believes that the policy, contained in the authority's latest local plan, is unlawful because it contradicts the existing north-east Scotland structure plan.