All Breaking news articles – Page 1044
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MPs appalled at £29m wasted on cancelled asylum centre
Scheme that was never built still cost the Home Office millions due to “startling absence of common sense”, says accounts committee
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Green groups oppose £15bn Severn tidal barrage
Report from 10-strong environmental coalition says electricity generation scheme would be an expensive ecological disaster
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Acoustic consultant Hamilton & McGregor taken over by Faber Maunsell
Scottish building acoustics specialist becomes part of £160m-turnover international technical services consulting group
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Saudis build desert city from scratch
City of 2 million people to be built by 2020 in wave of major development projects to transform kingdom's economy
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Everton wins approval for new football stadium
Local council gives assent but public inquiry could yet be called on £400m Kirkby scheme featuring Tesco and 50,000-seater stadium
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TV celebrity joins march against Sussex eco-town
Ben Fogle among objectors to proposal for site near Arundel, in the latest of a series of eco-town protests
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House sales hit 30-year low
RICS reports sales per surveyor are less than half 2002 peak, but market sentiment is slightly up on last month
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CIOB backs anti-cowboy powers for councils
Institute supports government plan to empower local authorities to halt illegal or dangerous building work
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Design for London framework panel revealed
Capital’s design watchdog announces 26 architects to sit on urban design framework
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London mayor announces new LDA chair
Boris Johnson names Harvey McGrath new chair a week after his vicious attack on government’s response to the credit crunch
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CIOB launches training programmes in China
Programmes aimed at training professionals to cope with China’s massive construction schemes
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Backbench rebellion stalls Planning Bill
Debate delayed after Labour MPs sign motion against proposed independent commission to make planning decisions on major infrastructure schemes
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Credit crunch brings back long working hours
Economic climate is forcing more employees to work over 48 hours a week again in sectors such as construction, warns TUC
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Housing slump deals blow to Welsh scheme
Redevelopment of listed former hospital in North Wales no longer viable because of falling housing market
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Network Rail to cut spending and be more efficient
Rail regulators orders firm responsible for track renewal programme to work on tighter budget
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Halifax reports 2.4% house price fall in May
Nationwide figures echoed by new data from UK's biggest lender, which says annual fall of 3.8% is biggest drop in 15 years
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Firms flock to Olympics contract-matching agency
Up to 18,000 have signed up to CompeteFor service matching contractors to contracts for London 2012 work
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BAA construction boss to head industry review
Andrew Wolstenholme will chair Constructing Excellence panel examining the impact of Egan's 1998 report on the industry
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Ex-Alfred McAlpine civils chief heads down under
Steve Smith will oversee construction division of Australia's biggest contractor, Leighton
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Work starts on £12.5m revamp of Midlands Arts Centre
Design by Chetwoods and Branson Coates features new three-storey central building and refurbishment of existing space