South East
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Two PFI hospital schemes completed
Two PFI hospital schemes worth a total of £28m have been completed. They are an £18m extension of Wansbeck hospital in Northumbria and a £10m extension and partial redevelopment of…
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Money troubles hit new sporting centres
Money troubles at the heart of sporting fiascos are included in an article in The Guardian about a £20m shortfall in funding for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
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Inquiry into Aldington detention centre scheduled
A public inquiry begins on December 5 into plans to turn Aldington prison, in Kent, into a detention centre for 300 asylum seekers.
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West Midlands inward investment office opens in Brussels
An inward investment representative office for the West Midlands opens in Brussels, Belgium, today. Figures from Invest UK show overseas firms backed 99 new projects in the region in the…
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Appeal court ruling in school sell-off case
A firm of genealogists failed today in a legal test case in the Court of Appeal in which they claimed to be entitled to the proceeds of sale of a…
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MEPC ‘s Two Rivers goes for asking price
MEPC has found a buyer at the £115m asking price for its 37,160 sq m (400,000 sq ft) Two Rivers retail and leisure scheme in Staines.
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Planning dispute over hard standing on farm
A Chorleywood farmer has gone to the High Court to challenge enforcement notices requiring him to remove two areas of hard standing from his land.
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High Court ruling due on residential caravans
The owner of a caravan site next to the Barley Mow Public House in Uckfield, East Sussex, must wait for a High Court ruling on whether she can keep caravans…
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Divorce pay-off rules out defence to possession claim
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a woman who obtained a divorce pay-off from her husband on the basis that a legal charge over the matrimonial home was binding…
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Computer firm signs for major Reading scheme
The whole of 200 Berkshire Place in Reading has finally been let to computer company Sage Tetra more than 18 months after completion.
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£100m proposed for market towns
Market towns are to get £100m to create new opportunities, new workspaces, restore high streets and improve amenities and transport links.
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Oxford gets £20m towards chemistry building
Beeson Gregory is giving £20m to Oxford University towards a new £60m chemistry building in return for equity in any resultant spin-off businesses.