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NewsContractor restores barn for organic farm
Chalcroft close to completing refurbishment for Norfolk-based producer
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NewsShould northerners move South?
A report from think tank Policy Exchange said some northern cities cannot be regenerated and people should move South for work. But the Centre for Cities says don't write off the North just yet
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NewsHow will regeneration areas do in the downturn?
The latest IPD Regeneration Index showed property investments in regeneration areas slumping. Rebecca Graham, senior analyst at IPD, tells how regeneration areas could perform now based on how they did in the last recession
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NewsHousing associations urge young Londoners to put down guns
Landlords hold dance event to oppose gun and knife crime
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NewsBreaking down the levy
Our columnist explains how the community infrastructure levy could operate
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NewsColchester Borough Homes: Caring for dying people
One of the first schemes to allow terminally ill people to become tenants so they can die in their own homes has won a national award
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NewsRising material prices to hit major infrastructure costs
Government may have to plough in extra cash to fund major infastructure projects such as Crossrail and the 2012 Olympics
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News'I just close my eyes when it's on'
Not really a substitute for safety goggles when you're working with a blowtorch
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NewsMiddle East growth boosts Interserve profit by 20%
Order book increases to £6bn as support services firm reports 'little overall effect' from credit crunch
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NewsChancellor set to boost mortgage lending
Alistair Darling will help banks and building societies secrue more finance for new mortgages according to media reports
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NewsNortherners should move South says think tank
Regeneration has failed in cities such as Liverpool and Sunderland says influential 'right of centre' Policy Exchange
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News2012 sites will benefit from green lessons learnt at T5
Sustainability measures at T5 will form benchmark for London Olympic venues says 2012 sustainability chief
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NewsEnglish Courtyard Developments goes into administration
Retirement housing specialist succumbs to pressures of credit crunch leaving four housing schemes incomplete
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NewsBalfour Beatty profit soars as order book hits £12bn
Big project wins in the Middle East, Asia and US help increase contractor's half year profits by 25%
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NewsAll the fun of the fair
Thanks are due to David Wilson of Coventry Cyrenians, who snapped this stomach-clenching blunder at a music festival earlier in the summer.
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Comment
It's time to get to know inflation again
For both consumers and construction firms inflation is becoming a real factor once again and maybe it is time to give much more consideration to how to deal with it.I was brought up with inflation. I recall being told time and again by my parents how few pennies things cost ...
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FeaturesWates staff work on local community projects
Wates works with specialist waste expert Hippowaste on ‘Grants up for Grabs' initiative
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NewsHill selects UK vice president of business development
Toby Hunt will focus on business development for Hill and its subsidiary Knowles and Shreeves
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NewsLife Cycle Costing - Introducing BS ISO 15686-5:2008
BSI British Standards' conference offers guidance on the new international standard for life cycle costing,
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NewsA tottering tower of blunders
Take your pick as to the worst blunder here. Angle grinding on driveway, lack of PPE and guard rail, tower supported by timber offcuts....