Monday, November 21, 2011 - 16:39
One way or another, it’s about the future. That seems a neat summation of the South Yorkshire story as we partake of a cursory examination of this once-heavyweight industrial heartland as it charts the next chapter of its story. Mark Cantrell reports.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 14:34
Tyne and Wear identifies one of the UK’s major urban areas, consisting of five unitary authorities working together to create a joint, as well as their own individual, future. Newcastle and Gateshead very much form the core of the conurbation
Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 11:28
West Yorkshire has long been the economic engine room of the white rose region, but for all its urbanised modernity it remains but a sum of a greater whole – there have always been but three Ridings
Friday, June 24, 2011 - 07:27
The Red Rose county emerged during the Industrial Revolution as a major commercial and industrial region but what effect did Lancashire’s place at the heart of the cotton industry have on its communities and what kind of legacy has it left behind? Michelle Mckenna reports
Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 11:16
When Total Glass introduced its ‘Urban Splash’ style communal entrance door at last year’s CIH event in Harrogate, combining rugged security with apartment living style, it duly became a star attraction with visitors. So, this year the company is heading back – with a sequel
Monday, May 9, 2011 - 14:21
Heavy industry remains a fact of life in the Tees Valley, now and into the future. Linda Edworthy, director of policy and strategy with Tees Valley Unlimited, talks to Mark Cantrell about the particular challenges this brings to regeneration efforts
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 16:32
Direct labour organisations have spent years trying to shed their image as the poor relations of lean, efficient private contractors. After fighting to prove their worth, are they now capable of competing with the best? Andy Jowett reports
Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 13:38
As housing associations and local authorities face increasing pressure to work more efficiently, leading builders’ merchant Travis Perkins is doing its bit to help them ease the burden through its Managed Services division
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 16:00
As of 1 April the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities’ (AGMA) will become a Combined Authority – the first of its kind in the country – but what benefits will its new-found power bring? Michelle McKenna reports
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 15:41
Four Housing Group’s solar-powered housing project in South Shields was initially drawn up as part of a competition but work is now underway to turn the concept into reality
