Powell takes on the newly formed role at the construction company with more than 30 years of experience, having spent the last eight at Lowbury Construction.

The social enterprise reuses surplus materials from construction sites to create value from waste and has applied to set up a 20,000 sq ft showroom and 1,200 sq ft training centre in Carlisle.

The council’s cabinet will this week be asked to rubber-stamp a policy and funding commitment that will help it tackle a housing waiting list of 20,000 people.

The council has pledged to match funding of between £10,000 and £250,000 per project to help care home providers build 70 specialist bedrooms within four years.

Lancaster City Council’s planning committee is likely to follow a recommendation to allow the development of the agricultural plot in Torrisholme.

Two new-build towers offering a combined 2,300 beds, replacing  the existing Cambridge Halls, go to committee next week recommended for approval.

Fusion Group has revealed its ambitions to build 826 student apartments at 10-12 Whitworth Street West, a site within spitting distance of Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop.

Cut through the noise surrounding the latest regulations at this all-day workshop, where you will receive actionable advice on how to navigate each gateway more effectively.

LK Group has begun a four-week programme of site investigation works at a 214-acre plot earmarked in the local authority’s local plan for an urban extension.

Construction will go ahead on the six-storey student block that will be nestled in a small plot off Gildart Street in the city’s Fabric District.

Plans to pull down unsafe buildings at the Lancaster site have been submitted on behalf of developers Axis-RE and Marco Living, clearing the way for a £100m mixed-use scheme.

Cumberland Council is asking residents to share their thoughts on two proposals, the Workington Town Centre Public Realm and Connectivity Project and the Workington Gateway Project.