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Councils approve Tescos despite planners recommending refusal
Planning officers’ recommendations are ignored by councillors in Hull and Consett
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A double-dip in house prices isn’t really the problem
The fall in transactions is going to hit the housebuilding industry much harder
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JJB Homes fined £30,000 after scaffolding accident
HSE says builder Nicholas Roberts was extremely lucky to survive 30ft fall
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Bouygues cuts 2400 jobs after 'brutal' recession in Europe
French contractor’s road business is particularly hard hit by European public spending cuts according to reports
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House prices fell 0.9% in August says Nationwide
The house price index has fallen for two consecutive months for the first time since February 2009
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McInerney's troubles continue with £14m loss
No let-up for Irish housebuilder as it struggles to restructure business
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Mouchel upbeat as it appoints new finance director
Consultant shrugs off financial woes – medium and longer-tern outlook is positive, it says
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Strata Homes fined £30k after worker is paralysed
Housebuilder pleads guilty to breach of HSE regulations that led to bricklayer being crushed
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Barratt wins bid to build 250 Plymouth homes
Publicly owned land for the North Prospect development was provided by the HCA Delivery Partner Panel
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High definition mobile phone service launched
Orange says new service filters out background noice and will be ideal of noisy construction sites
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Rachel Shaw: 'This is not the end of exciting education buildings'
Cuts to BSF have meant a sea change for architects working in the education sector and the focus is on making existing buildings work better
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Stride Treglown student tower wins planning in Preston
The £13m scheme by developer contractor Marcus Worthington will have 275 student bedrooms and studios
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Anshen + Allen bought by Canadian consultant
Healthcare architect to team up with multi-disciplinary firm Stantec
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UK-GBC starts online sustainability training
The UK Green Building Council launches first in series of sustainability distance learning courses
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Space programme technology used to reinforce bridge
Concrete bridge in Northern Ireland is first to use basalt fibre composite bars, which are corrosion-resistant
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JCB thief caught in low-speed pursuit
A man has been jailed after stealing a JCB from a Taylor Woodrow site
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Cumbernauld unveils 33ft sculpture
Scotland’s 1950s new town hopes to revive its image with £250k female figure overlooking A80 motorway
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Painting the Forth Bridge nears an end
New coating should be rust-free for 25 years, bringing to a close Scotland’s never-ending paint job
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Passivhaus refurb diary, part 5: airtightness testing, take two
The team behind the retrofit of an Edwardian property using Passivhaus principles run a second airtightness test
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Rok bags £40m emergency repairs job
Insurance giant AXA signs up contractor to provide emergency home repairs for customers