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Corenet Beefs up summer party

6 July 2012

CoreNet Global UK teamed up with sponsor CBRE and media partner Property Week to stage a party attended by the crème de la crème of corporate real estate on 21 June.
Tough luck: property will pay price for bank regulation

6 July 2012

There is no escaping the fact that credit conditions in the commercial property market remain bleak.
95% success rate for Allsop's Irish auction

12 July 2012

The Irish property market is proving a hit with investors as Allsop’s July auction in Ireland achieved a success rate of 95% and raised €11.3m.
A demand is a demand, no matter how informal

6 July 2012

The message: An insurance renewal notice constituted a written demand for insurance rent
A shore thing for Windermere

6 July 2012

Lake District National Park Authority has commissioned a 20-year masterplan for the Brockhole area on the shores of Lake Windermere.
Acuitus sells 58% of lots at July auction

11 July 2012

The auction market “is not on the slide”, Acuitus auctioneer Richard Auterac insisted today after the firm’s July sale.
Agency world mourns loss of Len Jarrad

6 July 2012

One of the leaders of the agency world in the post-war era died on 15 June.
Apollo's Leon Black was buyer of 'The Scream'

12 July 2012

The mystery buyer of Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ has been revealed as Leon Black, the managing director of US private equity firm Apollo Management.
Aviva Investors lines up F&C Reit in Carlisle

6 July 2012

F&C Reit Asset Management has gone under offer to buy Aviva Investors’ the Lanes Shopping Centre in Carlisle, which is one of only a handful of malls being openly marketed.
Aviva Investors' Market Edge - European real estate: navigating the sovereign debt crisis

6 July 2012

The Greek election results appear to have reduced the near-term risks of Greece leaving the euro zone. But Europe still faces huge economic, social and political challenges.
Barclays debacle may yet come back to bite us

6 July 2012

Scandal at Barclays has dominated the headlines this week, so what are the implications for property?
Barratt and L&Q win £420m Fulham Sainsbury's site

12 July 2012

Barratt London, in partnership with L&Q, has acquired an 8.5 acre site in Fulham from Sainsbury’s to redevelop into £420m residential-led scheme, as revealed by Property Week earlier this year.
Barratt and L&Q win £420m site

12 July 2012

Barratt London, in partnership with L&Q, has acquired an 8.5 acre site in Fulham from Sainsbury’s to redevelop into £420m residential-led scheme, as revealed by Property Week earlier this year.
Barratt southern chief leaves in reshuffle

6 July 2012

Barratt Developments’ south of England boss has resigned and a chief operating officer role created to oversee the whole of the UK, as part of a restructuring at the top of the company.
BCO appoints new president

9 July 2012

The British Council for Offices has selected James Wates CBE as its new president. He will take over the position from Gary Wingrove.
Berkeley basks in profit surge

6 July 2012

London focus helps housebuilder sell 1,000 more homes, helping profits rise more than 50% to £215m
Big Yellow mulls tax legal challenge

10 July 2012

Self-storage REIT Big Yellow today said that it was considering a legal challenge to a government change in self-storage tax rules.
Biggest ever property refinancing proposed

10 July 2012

A company controlled by Guy Hands’ Terra Firma private equity company has put forward a proposal for the largest property refinancing ever.
Bill Hughes to become BPF president in 2014

10 July 2012

Bill Hughes, managing director of Legal & General Property, has been appointed junior vice-president of the British Property Federation (BPF).
Blackrock brings Widows spec cheer in Edinburgh

6 July 2012

Blackrock has taken part of the first floor and the entire second, third and fourth floors, which total around 80,000 sq ft, on a new lease at the scheme, where rents are around £26-£27/sq ft.
Blackstone delights in Turkish malls

6 July 2012

American fund manager buys three shopping centres from Redevco
BNP Paribas Real Estate reveals risk of future housing shortage

6 July 2012

Plummeting numbers of house completions could lead to a housing shortage equivalent to the population of Bournemouth, research by BNP Paribas Real Estate reveals today.
Briant Champions Shaftesbury

6 July 2012

Briant Champion Long has been appointed by Shaftesbury as joint agent on its Carnaby Street estate in central London.
British Land to buy big in Mayfair

11 July 2012

British Land has placed under offer a residential development opportunity in Mayfair worth more than £150m, PropertyWeek.com can reveal.
British Land to buy big in Mayfair

10 July 2012

British Land has placed under offer a residential development opportunity in Mayfair worth more than £150m, PropertyWeek.com can reveal.
Brookfield and Oxford Properties confirm City JV

12 July 2012

Brookfield Office Properties has confirmed it has taken a long lease ownership of the London Wall Place development site and has entered into a 50/50 joint venture with Oxford Properties to develop the site.
Brookfield and Oxford team up for London Wall Place

6 July 2012

Oxford Properties is partnering with Brookfield Office Properties to develop the City site London Wall Place EC2.
Brookfield appoints new European property chief

9 July 2012

Brookfield Asset Management has appointed a fund management heavyweight to lead its European property business.
Chanel to open Covent Garden pop-up

9 July 2012

Luxury retailer Chanel has signed to open a fragrance and beauty pop-up shop in Covent Garden which will open ahead of the Olympics.
Cheshire residents get to ‘like’ local plans

6 July 2012

The notion of “planning by Facebook” will no doubt split opinion among the development community, after the laughter and cursing has subsided.
Chester’s Tom Tyler joins Workspace Group

11 July 2012

Former Chester Properties’ directors Jamie Hopkins and Tom Tyler have reunited.
Citypoint confounds bargain hunters

6 July 2012

Discount sale unlikely any time soon, as bondholders could benefit from asset management scenarios. Mike Phillips reports
Co-operative councils forced to backpedal after intervention

6 July 2012

North London Waste Plan rejection highlights need to demonstrate duty. Mark Wilding reports
CSC submits plans for Eldon Square refurbishment

9 July 2012

Capital Shopping Centres has submitted a planning application for the refurbishment of its Eldon Square shopping centre in Newcastle.
Danmerc acquires Skandia Life HQ

12 July 2012

Danmerc Ltd, part of Cording Group, has agreed terms to acquire Skandia Life’s European headquarters building in Southampton on behalf of Britannia Invest A/S for more than £26.5m.
Derwent expands Victoria holdings

11 July 2012

Derwent London has assembled a 1.2 acre site in London’s Victoria, after buying Francis House, a 57,000 sq ft office block on Francis Street.
Developers driven to dust off schemes

6 July 2012

Occupier demand rises after flurry of first-half activity. Paul Unger reports
Developers: embrace local authorities — and their land banks

6 July 2012

For the retail development market the last five years have been among the most severe any of us remember. But there are positive effects that emerge from the ashes of recession, like the proverbial phoenix.
DTZ: Central London Investment Volumes - H1 2012

6 July 2012

DTZ’s Central London Investment Volumes report for H1 2012 shows an increase in foreign buyers
Evans sells Leeds office to Salvation Army

12 July 2012

The Evans Property Group has sold a 6,100 sq ft office building at its Global business estate in south Leeds to the Salvation Army for an undisclosed sum.
First social housing REIT a step closer

6 July 2012

SAF Housing Solutions has appointed accountancy firm Mazars to advise on the launch of its proposed social housing REIT.
Fitness test for CVA

6 July 2012

Group of Fitness First landlords may claim unfair prejudice. Sarah Townsend reports
Formal buys Leicestershire Hydro shed

12 July 2012

Private property company Formal Investments has bought the 425,000 sq ft Hydro warehouse at Magna Park in Leicestershire, as revealed by Property Week in May.
Frontrunner for Olympic media centre revealed

11 July 2012

East London’s Olympic park is set to become home to a giant digital campus, after iCity this week emerged as frontrunner to occupy its 1m sq ft media centre following the Games.
Gatehouse Bank in £59m Aberdeen buy

9 July 2012

Gatehouse Bank, the Shariah compliant investment bank has acquired the Bridge View and Consort House in Aberdeen from Ulster Estates for £59.9m. The deal represents a net initial yield of 7.15%.
German commercial property investment drops

6 July 2012

A report published by CBRE today reveals investment in German commercial properties over the first half of 2012 has dropped compared with the same period last year.
Grosvenor opens investor doors in Belgravia

6 July 2012

Grosvenor has put up for sale a half-share in a Belgravia office property, after placing under offer a £95m block in Holborn.
Henderson €250m shed fund

6 July 2012

Henderson Global Investors has launched a German logistics fund of up to €250m.
Henderson Global Olympians

6 July 2012

Olympics fever took over Henderson Global Investors last week, when their offices the world over competed in the Global Property “Olympics”.
Henderson revives Thornfield’s Smithfield venture

6 July 2012

Henderson Global Investors has won planning consent to redevelop one of the properties in Farringdon that it bought out of administration in 2010.
Henderson’s Caspar proves a friendly host for investors

6 July 2012

Regional portfolio has performed well since the downturn and could return up to £200m for fund manager
High on property: The Shard's "urban explorers"

6 July 2012

A band of young “urban explorers” get their kicks from breaking into and secretly scaling buildings such as the Shard. Could yours be next? Sarah Townsend meets the London Consolidation Crew
Highcross fills up with B&M

6 July 2012

B&M Retail has agreed the largest industrial letting in the north-west this year.
Holiday Inn checks in to Algiers

6 July 2012

InterContinental Hotels Group has signed to open its first hotel in Algeria.
Hugo Boss takes charge of expansion

6 July 2012

Retailer replaces franchises with company-owned stores in big growth plan
Inaugurated Shard awaits tenants

6 July 2012

Western Europe’s tallest building was this week inaugurated in a dazzling laser show, but the Shard’s 589,602 sq ft office element remains unlet, reflecting tough times for the capital’s leasing market.
InfraRed completes £77m Norwich Castle Mall deal

11 July 2012

InfraRed Capital Partners has completed a deal to buy the Castle Mall shopping centre in Norwich from The Mall Fund for £77.3m, representing an initial yield of 7.8%.
Internos invests in Euro hotels

6 July 2012

Internos has raised €75m of equity from four German institutional investors at the first closing of its maiden €300m hotel fund.
JJB Sports' sales "materially short of expectations"

9 July 2012

JJB Sports’ sales have “fallen materially short of expectations” with like-for-like sales dropping by a further 8% in the 22 weeks to 1 July as it continues to battle a fall in consumer demand.
Julian Graves succumbs to ills

6 July 2012

Health food retailer Julian Graves went into administration this week.
Just Cavalli seeks London hub

6 July 2012

Just Cavalli, the diffusion brand of Roberto Cavalli, is looking for a store in London from which to make its UK debut.
JV formed to transform Olympic Stadium

9 July 2012

The London Legacy Development Corporation and Newham Council have set up a joint venture that will be responsible for the management of the Olympic stadium, it was announced today.
Keep your green promise or risk green court case

6 July 2012

Last month, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg announced that all companies listed on the London Stock Exchange would be required to publish their greenhouse gas emissions from next year (propertyweek.com, 20.06.12).
Kennedy Wilson forms JV with Deutsche for €2.5bn property loan buys

9 July 2012

US private equity firm Kennedy Wilson has formed a joint venture that will allow it to buy up to €2.5bn of distressed European property loans.
Knight Frank: Retail Warehousing - Summer Report 2012

6 July 2012

The second estimate for Q1 GDP was revised down to -0.3% from -0.2%, thereby confirming that the UK is back in recession.
Land Securities shakes up pay

9 July 2012

The UK’s biggest property company has introduced an innovative measure to make sure the pay of its top executives is in line with performance.
Land Securities shakes up pay

9 July 2012

The UK’s biggest property company has introduced an innovative measure to make sure the pay of its top executives is in line with performance.
LaSalle buys Mercat Shopping Centre from administrators

6 July 2012

LaSalle Investment Management has bought the Mercat Shopping Centre in Kirkcaldy and three retail units on the town’s high street.
LaSalle buys two Scottish properties for £58m

12 July 2012

LaSalle Investment Management has acquired two retail and leisure properties in Glasgow and Edinburgh for its specialist investment fund.
Laxfield forms new Cornerstone loans

6 July 2012

Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers has chosen debt origination, execution and loan management business Laxfield Capital, to originate and manage loans on its behalf in the UK.
Lend Lease sells stake in Sheffield PFI

6 July 2012

Lend Lease has sold its equity stake in the University of Sheffield private finance initiative (PFI) project to the Lend Lease UK Infrastructure Fund.
Lend Lease submits Elephant & Castle resi plans

9 July 2012

Lend Lease has submitted a planning application for the first residential building to be built as part of the Elephant & Castle regeneration.
Lenders resuscitate stricken City schemes

6 July 2012

Resolution and Investec work with investors to restart two projects
Leon to double number of restaurants

10 July 2012

Fast food chain Leon is planning to double its number of restaurants over the next three years, using funds raised by a bond scheme which is now being offered to customers.
Longbow to raise new debt fund after strong performance

10 July 2012

Mezzanine debt specialist Longbow Real Estate Capital is to raise a second debt fund after the success of its previous venture.
LSH: Thames Valley Office Market Report 2012

10 July 2012

The annual research highlights steady office take-up over the last two years, which is resulting in gradual erosion of quality office stock across the Thames Valley.
MAG unveils Bournemouth Airport office plans

6 July 2012

A £60m plan to develop 35 acres at Bournemouth Airport into new business space has been unveiled.
Malaysians bring home Battersea

6 July 2012

Contracts exchanged at £400m this week
Marks and Spencer sees sales drop

10 July 2012

Marks and Spencer today reported falling overall sales for the three months to 30 June, a drop in performance which saw a key director depart.
Marks and Spencer sees sales drop

10 July 2012

Marks and Spencer today reported falling overall sales for the three months to 30 June, a drop in performance which saw a key director depart.
McDonagh: Nama 'to break even by 2020'

6 July 2012

Ireland’s National Asset Management Agency (Nama) will break even by 2020 when the agency is to be wound down, its chief executive Brendan McDonagh has said.
McDonald’s revs up drive-through expansion

6 July 2012

High street rents will continue to be a huge challenge for retailers, McDonald’s UK vice-president of development has warned, as he revealed plans to shift the fast-food chain’s focus to drive-through outlets.
Money raised by UK funds lowest since 2003

10 July 2012

New money raised by the UK’s 63 pooled property funds in the first quarter of this year was the lowest in more than eight years.
Mount Street considers Invista counter-bid

9 July 2012

The battle to buy Invista Real Estate Investment Management took a turn this afternoon, when a small real estate private equity firm entered the fray.
NAMA block sold to Mount Anvil

6 July 2012

Ireland’s National Asset Management Agency has sold a half-built residential scheme on London’s City Road to residential developer Mount Anvil.
Need to know: CPO inquiry into north Liverpool

6 July 2012

The public inquiry into highways and compulsory purchase orders made by Liverpool City Council to clear the way for St Modwen’s £100m Great Homer Street development was due to close today.
Neptune gains green light for £45m Baltic scheme

9 July 2012

Neptune Developments has gained planning approval for its £45m redevelopment of the Baltic Triangle site opposite the King’s Dock area, as reported by TheBusinessDesk.com
Never mind flag-waving at home, retailers look abroad for growth

6 July 2012

The Diamond Jubilee, Olympic Games and Wimbledon all provide highs against a backdrop of retail groups crashing, euro troubles and the threat of nations defaulting.
New City tower planned by US giant

11 July 2012

A new 40-storey City office tower is being planned by a US insurance firm, propertyweek.com can reveal.
New direction for New Look group property director

6 July 2012

New Look’s group property director has left, as the retailer continues to scale back its store portfolio.
Oak Furnitureland feels at home on retail parks

6 July 2012

Retailer joins list of homeware brands snapping up outlets across UK. Rachel Hunter reports
Occupiers warned to wise up to green goals

6 July 2012

Occupiers must prepare now to meet new sustainability requirements, industry experts warned at this week’s IPD Occupiers Conference.
Ogden Group HQ for sale for £1.75m

9 July 2012

Yorkshire businessman Sir Robert Ogden has put his group’s prestigious headquarters on the market for £1.75m - just weeks after tycoon Paul Sykes made his offices available for £5m, TheBusinessDesk.com reported today
Palmer back on track to take over Invista after Mount Street withdraws

12 July 2012

Palmer Capital looks set to succeed with its £39.7m offer for Invista Real Estate Investment Management after a potential rival bidder pulled out of the battle.
Paris mission for our Reading students

6 July 2012

Property Week has adopted six University of Reading real estate students. Read their latest updates at propertyweek.com/professional. This month, Johan Ekman looks for investment properties in Paris
Paris mission for our Reading students

6 July 2012

Property Week has adopted six University of Reading real estate students. Read their latest updates at propertyweek.com/professional. This month, Johan Ekman looks for investment properties in Paris
Patron Capital lodges Goals transfer request

6 July 2012

Fund considers poaching Powerleague rival from under Canadian bidder’s nose
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Performing Seals take over Thames Valley Sun spot

6 July 2012

Landid is fast becoming Hollywood’s biggest property luvvie.
PHP raises £75m from retail bond issue

11 July 2012

Primary Health Properties has raised £75m from a sale of retail bonds, a week earlier than expected.
Picton reports 5% drop in NAV

11 July 2012

Picton Property Income chairman Nicholas Thompson said the company would focus on “short-term value creation”, once it had concluded the refinancing of its debt.
Planning consent granted for Victoria retail redevelopment

11 July 2012

Plans to create a new shopping district in the heart of Victoria were given the go ahead by Westminster City Council last night.
Planning economist who transformed retail landscape

6 July 2012

Michael Lee, an important figure in the planning and development world, died on 9 May, aged 79. He was one of the first planning economists to work in the property industry and produced groundbreaking research as the industry expanded into the 1970s.
Plans for Next Home and Garden store at Meadowhall opposed by Hammerson

9 July 2012

Plans to develop a Next Home and Garden store on land adjacent to Meadowhall Shopping Centre have been opposed by Hammerson, which is seeking to redevelop Sheffield city centre.
Poor compliance score for service charges

6 July 2012

First study using RICS best practice code reveals 5% of buildings comply. Rachel Hunter reports
Preston faces life after Tithebarn

6 July 2012

Council puts abandoned retail project behind it to focus on “more feasible” plans. Paul Unger reports
Primary Health Properties’ bond sale

6 July 2012

Primary Health Properties is turning to private investors for a new source of debt finance.
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Prupim confirms internet giant letting

9 July 2012

Prupim has leased 89,000 sq ft to internet giant Skype at its 2 Waterhouse Square building, it confirmed today.
Pure Gym muscles in at Central Village

6 July 2012

Budget 24-hour gym chain Pure Gym has signed a lease with developer Merepark for 20,000 sq ft in the former Lewis’s department store within the £160m Central Village development in Liverpool.
PWTV: Aurora chief “We would be out of business without multi-channel retail”

9 July 2012

Leading retail experts from House of Fraser and Aurora discussed how their companies had responded to the rapid growth of online retail.
Q+A: Andrew Dickman’s leads Barwood north

6 July 2012

Andrew Dickman, managing director of Manchester-based Patrick Properties, admits it will be a wrench leaving after nine and a half years, but could not pass up the opportunity to build a northern office for Northampton-based Barwood Developments. He tells Paul Unger about the move.
Qatar headlines in Fleet Street

6 July 2012

Fund places in-receivership Goldman Sachs HQ under offer
Question time ... with Capital & Centric

6 July 2012

Property Week talk to the men behind property company Capital & Centric
Rack not ruin

6 July 2012

A Big Rack can take you a long way.
Report: Infrastructure and skills is key to healthy cities

12 July 2012

Cities that invest heavily in infrastructure and skills have more of a chance of long-term economic prosperity than those that do not, a report has concluded.
Resi floodgates open in Manchester

6 July 2012

City that once defined buy-to-let bust is regaining its appetite for flats. Paul Unger reports
Resi in revolt against levy

6 July 2012

Big housebuilders set up fighting fund against Bristol “gravy train”
Resi in revolt against levy

6 July 2012

Big housebuilders set up fighting fund against Bristol “gravy train”
Resolution’s tech City turn

6 July 2012

Resolution Property has upped efforts to attract prelets at Triton Court, the City of London property it bought last month for redevelopment.
Restaurateurs make a meal out of Manchester

6 July 2012

Leisure boom in full swing with new restaurants that support retail. Paul Unger reports
RICS creates small business lease template

6 July 2012

The RICS, in collaboration with the British Retail Consortium, has this week launched a template lease for small businesses.
RICS’s Collett gets down with the kids

6 July 2012

New president determined to emphasise body’s modern approach. Emma Haslett reports
Segro makes €161m French foray in Paris and Lyon

6 July 2012

Segro has agreed to buy eight French logistics estates for €161m from Foncière Europe Logistique.
Sovereign Land‘s Centros takeover

6 July 2012

Developer also wins mandate in Birmingham
Spanish entrepreneur frontrunner to buy Admiralty Arch

9 July 2012

Rafael Serrano, the Spanish entrepreneur who built London’s Bulgari hotel, has emerged as the frontrunner to buy Admiralty Arch.
Spotless finds a spot at Westfield's One Stratford Place

6 July 2012

Facilities management firm, Spotless International Services will move its UK headquarters from Uxbridge to Westfield’s One Stratford Place.
St Modwen reaps rewards of residential resolve

6 July 2012

St Modwen’s increased focus on residential development led to a forecast-beating financial performance in the six months to 31 May.
Standard Life and Topland settle legal battle

9 July 2012

Standard Life and Topland have reached a settlement over the sale of London’s main divorce courts.
Stanhope creeps up on rivals in Crawley

6 July 2012

Novice retail developer beats Centros and DevSecs and Lend Lease to project
SWIP agrees giant Heathrow cargo pre-let

11 July 2012

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership’s Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust (AIPUT) has signed a pre-let for a new cargo warehouse hub at London Heathrow Airport.
SWIP in talks to buy £48m Gallows Corner Retail Park

12 July 2012

Scottish Widows Investment Partnership is poised to buy the Gallows Corner Retail Park in Romford for around £48m.
Technical college call-up for developers

6 July 2012

A coalition education initiative aimed at filling the skills gap in key growth sectors is providing a welcome fillip for developers.
The Property Lexicon

6 July 2012

Slotting /slatI?/The Financial Services Authority’s regulatory regime to ensure banks set aside capital to mitigate losses on property loans.Army slang for shooting someone: lining them up in the crosshairs and then “slotting” them. There’s a convergence of meaning there, Ludgate thinks …
Three property scenarios in eurozone crisis

6 July 2012

Scenario 1: muddling through
Tom Ford to open first UK store

9 July 2012

US fashion designer Tom Ford has signed to open his first flagship store in the UK on London’s Sloane Street.
Tony Smedley joins Schroders

12 July 2012

Schroder Property Investment Management has appointed Invista REIM’s Tony Smedley as head of pan-European fund management.
Unite fund rises

6 July 2012

The NAV reflects an increase of 3.8% during the second quarter of 2012, when it was valued at £635.6m.
VIDEO: Shard launched with London laser show

6 July 2012

Western Europe’s tallest skyscraper, the Shard, was formally inaugurated last night with a dazzling display of lights.
Wainbridge enlists asset manager for London push

6 July 2012

Wainbridge has made a series of personnel changes as part of the London investment and development company’s expansion drive.
We’re backing small and indie retailers to fill high street voids

6 July 2012

As the June quarterly rent payment day came and went, New Look became the latest retailer to announce store closures, and sales prices were slashed in an attempt to attract shoppers and spend. It seems no one is immune to the problems of the retail sector.
Welbeck homes in on Marylebone

6 July 2012

Welbeck Development Management this week submitted plans to Westminster council for a residential scheme at 35 Marylebone High Street.
Welcome to Googleplex London

6 July 2012

The world’s most popular search engine keeps its own business top secret, not least its search for a new London headquarters. Rachel Hunter gets behind the firewall of the biggest deal of the year
Wereldhave signs Wagamama for Ealing Broadway revamp

9 July 2012

Restaurant chain Wagamama has taken a 5,800 sq ft unit at Ealing Broadway shopping centre, which received planning permission to revamp its arcade fronting from Ealing Council at the end of last month.
Wharf Land litigant accused of ‘sour grapes’

6 July 2012

Decision due by end of July in bitter dispute. Patrick Gower reports from the High Court
Whitehall is the place

6 July 2012

The Crown Estate has put 3-8 Whitehall Place up for sale at £15.6m, reflecting a net yield of 3.75%.
Wilson Bowden hopes to smooth way for Macclesfield

6 July 2012

Following political and planning woes, developer plans smaller scheme in east Cheshire town. Paul Unger reports
Wolverhampton to hunt developers for city centre regeneration

12 July 2012

Wolverhampton council and DTZ will next week unveil a regeneration strategy for the city, seeking developers for almost half a million sq ft of retail and leisure in the city centre as well as office and residential space.
Young hot spots

6 July 2012

It seems that the summer is firmly behind us, so in a nostalgic mood, Ludgate pulled out its holiday album of bygone days.