New fusion site in Yorkshire reaches construction milestone
EXTERNAL construction of the new Fusion Technology facility in South Yorkshire is complete, with the building being handed over to UK Atomic Energy Authority...
UK’s largest new city centre green space to be created in Leeds
LEEDS City Council has secured more than £18m from the government’s Getting Building Fund to deliver three regeneration projects that will boost economic growth...
Hackney Council pledges £25m to tackle climate emergency
One year on from its motion declaring a climate emergency, Hackney Council is dedicating £25m towards the fight against climate change.
The funding, which is...
Manchester’s new ‘sponge park’ helps tackle effects of climate change
A new community park in West Gorton in Manchester, dubbed the “sponge park” for the way it contributes to helping tackle the effects of...
Consultation approved for Birmingham’s Air Quality Action Plan
An action plan to improve air quality across Birmingham city centre and its surrounding suburbs has been approved to go out to public consultation.
Members...
Google owner issues ‘largest sustainability bond in history’
Owner of Google, Alphabet Inc, has issued $5.75bn (£4.4bn) in sustainability bonds, in what it claims is the largest sustainability or green bond issued...
Hundreds of school improvement projects granted funding
FUNDING has been allocated for 580 building projects at academies, sixth form colleges and voluntary aided schools in England to transform facilities and improve...
Trial tech solution to safeguard UK forests and tackle climate change
Vodafone has announced a partnership with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Forest Research, Great Britain’s leading organisation for forestry...
Mayor seeks to offer London’s key workers affordable homes and boost social housing
The Mayor is asking Londoners for their views on proposals to give key workers in the capital, which could include nurses, police officers and...
‘Planning for the future’ housing whitepaper launched
An overhaul of the country’s outdated planning system that will deliver the high-quality, sustainable homes communities need will be at the heart of the...
