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Hereford bypass plans scrapped
Herefordshire Council took the decision to stop all work on a western bypass for Hereford at its full council meeting on 2nd February 2021. It has also axed its southern link road scheme, which represented a follow-on second stage of the bypass. Balfour Beatty has been working on plans for the 8km road with consulting…
West Lothian Council sets out £80m housing plan
The Housing Capital Investment Programme was approved at a meeting of the council this week alongside the approval of the housing revenue account budget for the same period. The proposed two-year programme running during the financial years 2021-22 and 2022-23 will see over £50 million invested to increase the social housing supply in West Lothian….
SES targets Midlands business
Lisa Beaman Lisa Beaman’s arrival at SES, part of the Wates group, is described as a strategic appointment to bolster its work-winning team in the midlands and southwest. As pre-construction manager, she will be responsible for securing mechanical & electrical (M&E) projects which support SES’ growth in key sectors including pharmaceutical and education, as well…
Dudley brickworks site to be developed for housing
Artist’s impression of housing planned for Stallings Place, Kingswinford The land, now redundant, has been bought from Ibstock Brick and will be developed into an estate of 169 homes – 154 two-, three- and four- bedroom houses and 15 apartments, across range of tenures. Keepmoat Homes regional managing director Charlotte Goode said: “Our aim for…
Suffering delays with imports?
Cargo operations at the Port of Dover Current issues mainly relate to goods imported from China and east Asia, including sanitaryware, power tools, screws and fixings. Suppliers of soft wood timber products from Scandinavia are also under pressure due to increased demand worldwide. BMF chief executive John Newcomb, who co-chairs the Construction Leadership Council’s working…
Legal action launched against Stonehenge tunnel decision
The tunnel would put A303 traffic out of site from Stonehenge The campaign group, calling itself Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site, wants the court to rule that Planning Inspectorate advice is binding on ministers, not advisory. The Planning Inspectorate recommended that consent for the £1.7bn scheme be withheld but transport secretary granted the necessary development…