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Richard Parker, Regional Mayor of the West Midlands.

Mayor’s plan to train 12,000 West Midlands builders

16 October 2025 09:24 Mike Sheridan

West Midlands mayor Richard Parker says £75m is being made available to address a shortage of trained construction workers in the region.

An aerial view of Earlsdon Park, Coventry.

MCR snaps up Earlsdon Park site in Coventry for undisclosed sum

16 October 2025 08:32 Mike Sheridan

Property group MCR has completed the purchase of a 3.65-acre mixed-use development in Coventry, around six months after previous owners Clearbell put the site up for sale.

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A portrait photograph of Tim Evans, new midlands head of planning at Avison Young.

Tim Evans takes Midlands planning helm at Avison Young

16 October 2025 08:27 Mike Sheridan

Commercial real estate firm Avison Young has appointed Tim Evans as its new Midlands planning head, following a strategic leadership reshuffle.

M7 Real Estate offloads former Vertex building

16 October 2025 07:53 Neil Tague

The North England Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists will relocate its headquarters to Sherwood Park, north of Nottingham, later this year after buying the 22,335 sq ft office.

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves

Reeves targets faster planning with crackdown on judicial review delays

15 October 2025 15:33 Mike Sheridan Comments (2)

The government says it plans to crack down on lengthy judicial reviews in an effort to speed up progress on national level infrastructure projects.

An artists impression of a proposed new development at Northampton Railway Station.

Northampton railway station development set for green light

15 October 2025 13:09 Mike Sheridan

More than £6 million could be ploughed into public services in West Northamptonshire if a scheme to develop land near the Northampton railway station gets the go-ahead from planners next week.

A satellite image of the new Castle Car Park in Newcastle under Lyme during the construction phase

‘Barely used’ Newcastle-under-Lyme council car parks to be sold off

15 October 2025 11:15 Mike Sheridan Comments (2)

Several significantly under-used town centre car parks are set to be redeveloped for housing, after Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council’s cabinet agreed to press ahead with sell-off plans last night (14 October).

A plan view of a proposed 93 home development at Barton Quarter in Nottingham

Work set to resume on Nottingham’s £35m Barton Quarter housing scheme

15 October 2025 10:07 Mike Sheridan

Nearly 100 new homes are set to be built in Nottingham after housebuilder Cameron Homes announced the completion of a £35 million land deal for a 5-acre brownfield site in the city.