Nuclear-powered launch for Cottam data centre project

From AI-powered warehouses to mounting pressure on the UK’s energy infrastructure, the logistics sector is undergoing rapid change. Place Midlands caught up with Paul Weston, regional head of Prologis UK, to discuss why the region remains central to the industry’s future.

Energy firm Uniper has signed terms with the contractor on a four-year programme to pave the way for the Nottinghamshire power station site’s redevelopment.

The next stage of a four-year investment programme to boost regeneration, employment, and job creation will be signed off today.

Derby County’s derelict former ‘Ramarena’ training facility could be redeveloped as part of plans to double the size of a Rolls Royce submarine-building campus in the city.

Mayors, city leaders, and Combined Authority officials from across the Midlands, the North of England, and Scotland used a roundtable hosted by Place North to argue that the UK’s next wave of growth will be driven by regional cities, highlighting opportunities in AI, clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and housing, while calling for deeper devolution and stronger infrastructure investment.