Mike Brown
FeaturesCRASH: Team Effort
Meet two charities CRASH supports: one for people in inner London recovering from addiction, the other supporting a community living in a former convent in Brighton
FeaturesCareers: Should I stay or should I go?
For young UK construction professionals looking with gloom at this country’s embattled industry, overseas work has long seemed a tempting prospect. But as work here picks up, can the UK retain and even regain its skilled staff? Mike Brown reports
FeaturesHow to make an airport fly
Boris Johnson’s plan to build an airport from scratch in the Thames Estuary may be no nearer to securing government backing, but it refuses to go away. We look at similar projects from around the world to try to work out if the idea has wings
NewsBam ready to start on £20m leisure centre in Yorkshire
Leisure World approved by planners at East Riding of Yorkshire council, construction set to start in January
NewsStratford's International Quarter: Living in glass houses
More than 300 homes go on sale in residential development near Olympic park
NewsWillmott Dixon picked for Brentford FC stadium role
Contractor to build 20,000-seat stadium and 910 new homes, with further homes following old stadium’s demolition.
NewsRydon chosen for Clifton bridge visitor centre project
New centre forms part of a larger investment in modernising the bridge
NewsCambridge university accommodation gets planning permission
Work on 325-bed accommodation for postgraduates set to start in 2014
NewsPrince's charity to launch heritage regeneration training scheme
The Prince’s Regeneration Trust has been awarded a grant to help start a training scheme for people interested in heritage site regeneration
NewsHeathrow to consult public on runway proposals
Airport seeks to determine which of two proposals to expand Heathrow’s capacity shortlisted by the Davies Commission has the most public support
NewsRegional cities 'need greater financial powers'
Cities should be entitled to claim cashback from the Treasury when they take measures to boost jobs and economic growth, a new report suggests
NewsSmall businesses being paid quicker
Association for Consultancy and Engineering survey finds time taken for small businesses to get paid has decreased by five days
NewsFirst Base acquires Islington site for 150-home scheme
The 1.5-acre site, a former Territorial Army Centre, is situated near three tube stations
NewsOlympic safety chief takes role on Battersea development
Lawrence Waterman to head up health and safety team in massive power station development
NewsQuintain wins planning for 475-home Wembley scheme
Development is set to begin construction next summer, with the first homes completed in 2016
NewsRIBA announces rail electrification design competition
Cesign competition to focus on improving aesthetics of overhead rail electrification
NewsMPs call for HS2 construction to be sped up
Transport committee backs HS2 but call for serious consideration to be given to simultaneous construction from north and south
NewsGlasgow and Bristol picked for resilient cities drive
Rockefeller Foundation chooses 33 cities as part of new programme aimed at providing support and expertise to develop resilience of cities to major shocks
NewsBouygues purchases site for £65m south Kilburn development
Site forms part of £400m South Kilburn regeneration, with development to include 144 homes
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Ministers seek to block bad HS2 assessment review
Ministers seek to block publication of report that describes HS2 as in danger of failing