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News£100m Manchester opera house put on hold
Arts project cuts sink plans for Royal Opera House North
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NewsPlanning approval for wind farms drops by half
Local opposition groups jeopardise government’s 2020 renewable target
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NewsDecline in tender prices as material costs rise
Tender prices are expected to remain flat over next six months according to BCIS index
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NewsPrisk warns RICS of 'smaller fees'
Construction minister and RICS fellow Mark Prisk says government cut-backs will lead to reduced fees
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NewsOver half of local transport schemes in limbo face axe
Local authority projects need more than twice the £600m Department for Transport funding pot to go ahead
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News£6.1m project launched to investigate UK preparedness for extreme weather
Funding has been announced for research into the impact climate change could have on infrastructure
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CommentDropping in for a pizza
Thanks to Martin Corbishley for spotting this demonstration of the lengths some people will go to for a decent Quattro Stagione
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Features40 under 40: Paul Hinkin 10 years on
Hinkin fulfilled his 2000 ambition by setting up Black Architecture six years ago
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NewsKnowles North West team expands
Consultant joins the Hill subsidiary’s North West regional team
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NewsTurnover soars at Jones Lang LaSalle and CBRE
Commercial real estate firms see revenue rise by over a fifth
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NewsYorkon uses vintage methods of construction for Tesco
Offsite specialist re-creates sixties-style supermarket at Goodwood Park in Sussex
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NewsInterserve scoops £42m of schools contracts
Three education deals include a £23m contract for refurbishment of Farney Park High School in Leeds
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NewsNew road building freeze for two years
No new transport schemes will begin construction until 2012-3
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NewsConstruction output rose 4% in third quarter
Strong consturction growth helps GDP increase 0.8% from July to September
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NewsUnite secures pay increase for plumbers
Union agrees 3% increase to rates and allowances from January 2011 and same again from January 2012
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NewsRok wins repair deal for Tesco's home insurance customers
Extended contract means Rok now handles half of Tesco’s claims work
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CommentConstruction growth continues to roar, but can you hear it?
On the GDP measure, construction grew 9.5% in the second quarter of this year and 4.0% in the latest quarter. Is it real?
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CommentWhen does hospitality become bribery?
New legislation is leaving businesses nervous about what is and isn’t allowed
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CommentTwo bags of ballast = One dimwit in a hi-vis
Thanks to Gavin Williams of Wates for spotting this evidence of the seesaw theory of mathematics
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NewsFoster's Vietnam debut breaks ground
Work gets under way on architect’s VietinBank Business Centre in Hanoi