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  • Denise Chevin
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    Construction takes centre stage

    2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

    This week offered a fantastic shop window for construction. First there was the glamour surrounding the Queen’s opening of St Pancras and the high-speed rail link.

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    Six arrested after cable is stolen from Atkins rail project

    2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Six people have been arrested after the theft of cable from a rail project being carried out by Atkins, it is understood.

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    TFL in Metronet risk row

    2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

    The government has insisted that the private sector must carry the risk of completing the work of failed London Underground maintenance company Metronet.

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    MIT sues Gehry

    2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

    The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is suing Frank Gehry over claims of “design and construction failures” in the £150m State Centre.

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    Setback for college

    2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

    The National Construction College in north Norfolk has been forced to scale down redevelopment plans after councillors rejected proposals to build homes to fund the institution.

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    No more Anfield

    2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Liverpool FC has received planning permission for a £400m stadium to replace Anfield.

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    Takeovers on the cards

    2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

    A significant housing slowdown could prompt the merger or takeover of many small and medium-sized housebuilders, according to City analysts.

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    More administrative burdens

    2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

    I’m not surprised that the Construction Act failed to make an appearance in the Queen’s speech and I will certainly not be shedding any tears over its non-inclusion.

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    Firms told to appeal £8.6m tax penalty

    2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Thousands of contractors have been fined for failing to file their CIS tax returns by the deadline.

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    A big hello

    2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

    A 17m-high illustration wrapping the Stanley Building at King’s Cross was unveiled on Monday.

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    Appointments

    2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

    This week

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    Hain phoned industry leaders in run-up to safety summit

    2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Peter Hain, the work and pensions secretary, personally telephoned industry bodies to press the need for improvements in safety before the summit he chaired in September, it has emerged.

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    Sock draw

    2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Housing association LHA-Asra has won planning permission to convert two mill buildings in the Belgrave area of Leicester into 202 new flats.

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    Sheffield drops Connaught and Mears from framework

    2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Sheffield council has taken two contractors off the list of firms working on its £700m housing improvement programme.

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    EP plans national framework for council housebuilding

    2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Housebuilders, developers and contractors in talks over establishing a list of approved firms

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    More Morecambe

    2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

    The Places for People housing association has been selected by English Partnerships to regenerate the west end of the Lancashire seaside town of Morecambe.

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    Social Homebuy flop

    2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Just 88 homes have been sold under the Social Homebuy scheme to help social housing tenants secure a foot on the property ladder, according to government figures.

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    Barratts 226m job

    2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

    Barratt has been named preferred developer for a £226m project to redevelop the Loampit Vale council estate by Lewisham town centre in south London.

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    SNP housing plans

    2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

    The SNP has raised Scotland’s housebuilding target from 25,000 a year to 35,000. It also plans to scrap Communities Scotland and the right to buy for social housing tenants.

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    Consultation launched

    2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

    English Partnerships and Taylor Wimpey have launched a public consultation into plans to redevelop a 94ha hospital at Leybourne Grange in West Malling, Kent.