Demolition begins to make way for UK’s first Passivhaus hotel

The contractor has completed a renovation and new-build project in Leeds for Rushbond comprising 112 homes.  

Green Earth Developments Group has acquired the 71-acre Stairfoot Quarry complex from client Heidelberg Materials.

Contractor Hobson & Porter has started work at the grade two-listed cinema on Hull’s Beverley Road.

Many have visited the Venetian palace that is Bradford City Hall or the art gallery in the Baroque Cartwright Hall, writes Nick Corbett of WSP, but what about the empty mills and warehouses that climb Bradford’s hills – what future do they have?

The grade one-listed station’s trainshed roof is a rare example of the Euston roof style, and is being renovated as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.

An aquatic robot called a WasteShark, inspired by a whale shark’s open-mouthed feeding technique, and capable of scooping up 500kg of detritus per day, has been launched in Leeds. And not before time, let’s face it.

Next to the Frenchgate shopping centre, the Doncaster venue has been closed for 30 years and requires major work, leading auctioneer Mark Jenkinson to offer it on a nil reserve basis with no minimum guide price.  

For too long, our cities have been designed around cars, leaving pedestrians and cyclists feeling like afterthoughts. It’s time to flip the script, says Charlotte Best of Hydrock, now Stantec.

Work will begin next week on the Holmfirth Town Centre Access Plan, as Kirklees Council looks to create a more accessible town centre for businesses, residents and visitors.