North West
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Partnership unveils plans for £150m mixed development in Bolton
A partnership including Bolton Council has unveiled plans for a £150m mixed development. A new 25,000 all-seater Bolton Wanderers stadium will form part of the Middlebrook development.
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Pieda slams Merseyside’s attempts at regeneration
Pieda has stated that Merseyside’s attempts at social and economic regeneration are being stifled by lack of strategy, sloppy monitoring and bureaucracy.
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Gallaher stubs out Cheshire plant in favour of County Antrim
Gallaher is to close its cigarette factory, at Hyde, Cheshire, over the next 3-4 years. It will concentrate its UK cigarette production facility at Lisnafillan, in County Antrim, Northern Ireland,…
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Manchester’s Maine Road could be pulled down for housing or shops
Manchester City Football Club’s historic Maine Road stadium could be pulled down and the site redeveloped as housing or a supermarket.
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Racquets and Healthtrack Group unveils expansion plans
Leisure club operator Racquets & Healthtrack Group is searching for sites as it gears up to launch four new ventures. Graham Thomas, Racquets and Healthtrack’s chief executive, said: “We are…
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The Co-operative Bank opens 37m (120ft)-high Pyramid Building, Stockport, Cheshire
The Co-operative Bank has opened its new Pyramid Building, in Stockport, Cheshire. The opening was marked by a powerful laser beam mounted on top of the 37m (120ft)-high building which…
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Sports Council backs £200m Wembley stadium and Manchester gets new stadium and complex
The Sports Council has backed Wembley as the site for a new 80,000-seat, £200m national stadium. The National Lottery is expected to contribute £120m towards the scheme.
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Gibbs Mew plans to grow pub estate to 500
Gibbs Mew wants to buy more pubs to justify the investment it has made in its infrastructure. It has opened a depot in Warrington but has closed its Nottingham office…
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English regions’ big three office markets set to rise, predicts JLW
Recent research by Jones Lang Wootton indicates that there has been an overall improvement in the regional office markets in Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester over the last 12 months.
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C&J Clark pulls out of factory outlet centres
C&J Clark is pulling out of factory outlet centres to concentrate on its core businesses of shoe manufacturing and retailing. The company, who developed the discount factory shopping concept in…
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Council sells freehold of Arndale Centre in Accrington, Lancashire
Hyndburn Borough Council has sold the freehold of the Arndale Centre and adjoining shops in Accrington, Lancashire, for more than £1.4m to an unnamed purchaser.
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Heron among front-runners for Welcome Break
Gerald Ronson’s Heron International is one of the leading contenders to buy Granada’s motorway-service chain, Welcome Break. Other contenders include Shell, in partnership with McDonald’s and Whitbread.