Peterborough City Council Leader appointed Deputy Mayor of Combined Authority Jun 2, 2021 Peterborough City Council leader Wayne Fitzgerald has been appointed as Deputy Mayor of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority. Mayor Dr Nik Johnson made the appointment at today’s (June 2) meeting of the Combined Authority Board – his first as Mayor – which also saw the approval of chairs of several Combined Authority committees. Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Willmott Dixon lands £43m flagship Integrated Health and Care Hub May 19, 2021 Our National Partner Willmott Dixon has been appointed by Central Bedfordshire Council to deliver the new £43m Chiltern Vale Integrated Health and Care Hub as well as 98 homes. Located in Dunstable and procured using the LHC framework, it will bring together care professionals under one roof to deliver health and wellbeing for the local […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Metro Bank digs deep to help Target Group fund expansion May 17, 2021 A boom in the construction industry created unprecedented demand for the Target Group which specialises in digger, dumper and access platform hire across Colchester and Ipswich, London and Kent. To fund new dumpers, tippers and excavators, Target Group turned to the Metro Bank at Colchester to help finance the equipment their customers urgently needed. Each […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Anchor Hanover Appoints Hill For £20m Later Living Project Apr 27, 2021 Anchor Hanover, England’s largest not-for-profit provider of specialist housing and care for people in later life, with newly appointed build partner Hill, have started construction in Chelmsford to create 82 new homes for over 65s. The new development is part of the organisations ambitious vision to provide 3,200 homes for older people across the UK […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Plan to extend revolutionary Cambridge transport system to Peterborough Mar 19, 2021 Extending the proposed £2bn Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro transport system to Peterborough and Chatteris is being considered ahead of the business case phase, which starts next month. Earlier this week the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) released details of conceptual designs which are being used as a starting point for how the new transport system […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Cambridge Norwich Tech Corridor: Promoting Investment & Identifying Opportunities Feb 12, 2021 Ahead of their involvement in the East of England Economic Growth and Development Conference we’ve been speaking exclusively with Cambridge Norwich Tech Corridor. The corridor links two of the UK’s powerhouse cities and has created one of the most exciting growth stories in Europe, and Programme Director Linn Clabburn has been sharing some inside intel […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
BDB Pitmans: Helping Clients Overcome Challenges in the East of England Jan 27, 2021 We’re hosting a free-to-attend online event alongside event partner BDB Pitmans which will focus on the investment and regeneration opportunities across the East of England. Ahead of the event, which includes involvement from First Base, Cambridge Norwich Tech Corridor, All Party Parliamentary Group for the East of England and South Cambridgeshire District Council, we’ve been […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Department for Transport Announced £760m Funding For East West Rail Jan 23, 2021 The new rail line connecting Oxford and Cambridge and unlocking an “once in a generation” economic opportunity has received £760m of funding from the Department for Transport. The funds will be used to lay track along a disused line between Bicester and Bletchley – and services could begin as early as 2025 with the wider […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Tellon Capital’s Plans For Hotel & Offices Development Gets Green Light Jan 17, 2021 Watford Borough Council has given Tellon Capital approval for a major development by Watford Junction. The firm outlined plans for a a hotel and new office space, which will see Cassiobury House demolished and replaced. The hotel (thought to be Premier Inn) will be 13-storeys in height with 168 beds in total, whilst the office […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
KPF: Thinking Outside The Box To Create Communities & Neighbourhoods Jan 6, 2021 One of the stand-out moments of our Oxford Cambridge Corridor Development Conference was a unique look into design, planning and development through the eyes of global architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. With experience of working on some of the world’s most exciting projects – especially within the technology, innovation and educational districts field – […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
