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NewsNHS ditches Bouygues’ bid for £350m Whipps Cross
NHS trust rethinks PFI procurement route after it ‘stands down’ sole bidder for £350m east London hospital
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An irregular challenge
The claimant construction company, Kharafi was the main contractor for airport construction works in Ethiopia. Kharafi engaged Protech as earthworks subcontractor. Kharafi terminated the subcontract before the earthworks were completed and Protech made various claims that were referred to arbitration. The arbitrator made several awards in Protech’s favour including a ...
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Bob Kiley quits as London transport chief
TFL boss to go in January but will continue to advise Ken Livingstone.
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Baxi loses £13m in nine months
Boiler maker blames £7.2m drop in turnover on switch to high-efficiency boilers.
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London may get ‘super market’
Huge site in Park Royal could replace New Covent Garden Market, Smithfield meat market and Billingsgate fish market.
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NewsDavid Higgins appointed head of Olympic Delivery Authority
English Partnerships chief executive will be responsible for delivering Olympic construction programme.
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London Olympic team sets aside £275m for stadium
Figure used in bid presentation is revealed for the first time, but Beijing stadium architect predicts price will rise.
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NewsTaskforce lays into ‘cheap’,‘thoughtless’ Gateway plans
The government’s Thames Gateway policy comes under the lash as Rogers’ urban taskforce lists alleged failures and urges Prescott to attach more importance to good design and sustainable communities
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London may get ‘super market’
The Guinness brewery site in Park Royal, west London, could become London’s biggest food market.
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NewsPlanning permission for Waterloo office scheme
Delancey gets go ahead for development by Kohn Pedersen Fox Asscoiates.
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RICS gives its backing to Reform the Regs campaign
Institution calls for greater clarity on Part L, as leading industry bodies demand delay in implementation
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FeaturesFrom train to track
As well as being a vital part of the UK’s economic infrastructure, the Channel Tunnel Rail Link will play a key role in making London’s Olympics a success.
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FeaturesThe incredible journey
Who’d have thought that building a simple rail line from Kent to London would involve so much work, undertaken by so many people, touching so much of the country and affecting so many water voles? Here’s a quick look at the big picture
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FeaturesThe big picture
Here, gathered in the soon-to-be-restored gothic splendour of St Pancras Chambers, are a tiny fraction of the people who’ve made CTRL a reality.
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FeaturesRight down the line
When the CTRL is built, it promises to create a kind of chemical reaction all down its length: grey, post-industrial landscapes will turn into sleek mixed-use developments, business parks and green spaces. Katie Puckett asked LCR’s Stephen Jordan how he intends to keep that promise
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FeaturesSt Pancras Midland Grand Hotel: A hotel to remember
The Midland Grand Hotel used to be a vast, obsolete luxury liner moored alongside St Pancras station. Then it was an office, then a ruin, and in a few years it will become something truly splendid.
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FeaturesOnce in a life time
One of the things about the grandeur of the King’s Cross projects is that they provide up-and-coming developers with a chance to step up to the superleague. Elaine Knutt found out how the Manhattan Loft Corporation’s Angus Boag is planning to do just that
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FeaturesThis’ll be the big one
The vast industrial cathedral of St Pancras is testament to the ingenious engineering of our Victorian forebears and the endurance of wrought iron. But how can it be made into a 21st-century terminus?
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FeaturesStratford-upon-Thames
The grim accumulation of brick and concrete known as the London Borough of Newham is about to become an international demonstration of what skill, inspiration and a great deal of money can achieve …