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NewsGalloway on the warpath
The left-wing political party led by George Galloway MP is stepping up pressure on Tower Hamlets council in east London, where he was elected last month, to suspend plans over social housing
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Foster acquires office space but denies expansion plans
Foster and Partners has denied that it is expanding the size of its practice, despite taking on extra office space next to its Battersea headquarters.
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NewsCity of the future
Reid Architecture has unveiled images of its £90m regeneration project in Birmingham, involving the demolition and redevelopment of Edgbaston shopping centre, owned by Calthorpe Estates.
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NewsCoventry City may sue Laing O’Rourke over late stadium
Football club considers legal action after contractor admits £113m Ricoh Arena will be too late for season openers
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NewsElton John looks to hire London Eye architect
Musician Sir Elton John is considering using London Eye architect Marks Barfield to draw up designs for a gallery for his photographic collection at his mansion in Windsor, Berkshire.
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NewsNouvel change
Architect Jean Nouvel has unveiled plans for a landmark retail and office development at 1 New Change in the City of London, close to St Paul’s Cathedral.
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NewsGriffiths in more hot water over Bath Spa
Former construction minister Nigel Griffiths is set to face further questioning over his intervention in the Bath Spa scheme after it emerged that he had not been briefed by his department on the affair
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High Court judge to preside at TCC full time
The Technology and Construction Court is to get a full-time High Court judge in an attempt to deal with the complex and long-running disputes that arise in the industry.
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NewsWarings denies it is up for sale despite PWC document
Portsmouth contractor and Bristol firm Midas Group investigate mystery list of assets on headed paper
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Industry stands still on cost
The industry is still not doing enough to improve its record on cost and time overruns, according to this year’s annual key performance indicators, released by Constructing Excellence.
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Influential CABE figure quits
The man behind the explosion in housing reports and lobbying at CABE has quit to join a specialist housing architect.
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Taywood wins £20m East London Tube line contract
Transport for London has awarded Taylor Woodrow Construction a £20m contract for enabling works on the East London Line extension.
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CSCS may be made compulsory
Industry bodies have called on the government to use the CDM regulations to make CSCS membership compulsory in trades with high responsibility for site safety
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Tsunami recovery work hit by Indonesian tax hike
British firms hampered on projects as government imposes 80% import duty on construction machinery
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Suppliers issue warning on ‘pay as you drive’ plan
Government plans to introduce a road pricing system will only cut traffic if accompanied by strong investment in infrastructure, construction suppliers have warned.
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Heathrow to get Terminal 6
Airport operator BAA has unveiled plans to build a sixth terminal at Heathrow Airport, in order to support the proposed third runway.
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NewsFourth Maggie’s Centre turns confusion into calm
Cancer counselling centre in Inverness uses landscape designs of Charles Jencks, husband of cancer victim Maggie
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Losing momentum
Construction output and prices will continue to rise in the coming months, but the forward momentum is set to slow, according to the latest research from Experian Business Strategies
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NewsNew 40m contract sets Alfred MacAlpine up for 2005
Road improvement scheme is latest boon for infrastructure and services group.
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Whitby demands £2.5m harbour boost
Plan to regenerate harbour for local people and tourists gathers momentum.