Julia Hatmaker

A new government, revised city council structure… could these trigger a new dawn for Liverpool and its neighbours? The public and private sector - including Everton FC, Liverpool City Council, and Muse - shared their reasons to be optimistic for the city region's future, as well as details about the challenges the area faces.

Daniel Donnelly will play a crucial role in enabling the Liverpool-headquartered investor and developer to deliver on its £1.6bn development pipeline.

It is a happy Monday for public transport fans in the region, with the government revealing a £995m  boost for bus services nationwide and TransPennine Express upping the frequency of trains between Liverpool and Manchester and Manchester and Leeds.

Lunt’s new 193-acre forest will start growing early next year, now that a land sale between the local authority and the nature conservation charity has completed.

The Manchester-based M&E engineering company is the latest to join the multidisciplinary consultancy group, which also includes Civic Engineers, Civic Heritage, Civic Earth, and New Practice.

Councillors voted to approve Care Developments’ proposals to reimagine a former industrial estate in Widnes into a 60-bed facility for the elderly, as well as Hutchinson Engineering’s expansion plans.

Padel, saunas, and 'sweat-working'.

Managing the energy usage, visitor access, and lockers is just the start of what technology in smart buildings can do. Smart Spaces’ Dan Drogman and MEPC’s Dan Hyde delved into the future of the office and its relationship with technology.

A 42,700 sq ft sustainable materials and manufacturing centre, one of the flagship projects in Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham’s Atom Valley Development Zone, is set to be built at Kingsway Business Park.

Castles and Coasts Housing Association secured the approval of the Cumbrian local authority’s planning committee last week, receiving the go-ahead for its mixture of bungalows and houses on six acres off Greenhill.