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Birse Civils appointed in Scarborough

25 May 2007

Civil engineering firm Birse Civils has been appointed as the main contractor for a 40ha business park on the southern approach to Scarborough. Birse Civils will work in partnership with developers Caddick Developments, Scarborough Borough Council and regional development agency Yorkshire Forward to take forward the project in Eastfield.

London eco-fuel firm: 'Projects hard to come by'

25 May 2007

The London mayor-backed sustainable energy company is struggling to find suitable projects, its work handicapped by fears over commercial viability and obstructive council procedures, it has emerged.

City-regions eye transport powers

25 May 2007

City-regions could be given more powers to plan and run local transport under government plans.

Sheffield CDC looks at property assets

25 May 2007

Sheffield's new city development company (CDC) is exploring the idea of having its own freestanding property investment vehicle.

Draft legislation proposes more autonomy for cities

25 May 2007

The government has offered major cities the opportunity to design their own governance for transport provision in their regions.

Housing drive increases demolition, say advisers

25 May 2007

Efforts to rapidly create so-called 'sustainable communities' have led to excessive demolition of existing homes and a lack of facilities for new residents, says the Government's own adviser.

Euro fund plan for a greener region

25 May 2007

A regional development agency plans to use European structural funding to transform South-West region into a low-carbon economy.

Online city Virtual map guide to Glasgow renewal

25 May 2007

Glasgow City Council has launched an online tool to help the city's development. The Glasgow Urban Model provides virtual mapping of eight square miles of the city centre down to a detail level of 20 centimetres.

Association leads plea for city designs to beat climate change

25 May 2007

Planners are being urged to adapt city designs to mitigate climate change by helping to keep temperatures down and avoid floods.

Political pressure grows for casinos

By Sir Peter Hall

25 May 2007

There's one tricky bit of regeneration business to be resolved before Labour's 27 June handover: where to put Britain's first mega-casino. Back in January, the independent advisory panel stunned everyone - including, apparently, the Government - by recommending Manchester, the outsider, over the favourite Blackpool (where I chair the urban regeneration company). Then in March, when the Government put an order before Parliament for this regional casino and 16 smaller ones, the Lords threw it out. Result: pause for cogitation, prolonged by a convention prohibiting the Government from statements that could influence the local elections.