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200 new houses set to be built in Manchester


Following a successful bid for a share of a £56m funding pot for the North West area, Manchester City Council plans to develop 200 new houses across the city, to meed the increasing demand for housing space.

Industrial sector gets some positive prospects, based on industrial space take-up


The levels of industrial property adoption across the North-East area of the UK have literally sky-rocketed over the second quarter, reaching an impressive 610,000 sq ft.

According to a recent market report on this matter, the boost is equivalent to an increase of around 126 per cent compared to the previous quarter, which is nothing short of impressive, to say the least.

Yorkshire Building Society to create 100 new jobs in Leeds and Bradford


Yorkshire Building Society, the UK’s second largest building society, has recently revealed plans to create no less than 100 new jobs in the Leeds and Bradford areas before the end of the year.

According to a media report, the move follows a very solid set of financial results for the first half of 2013, the group revealing pre-tax profit of £80.1m in the six months to 30 June 2013, compared with £82.8m for the same period a year ago.

Thorndell Engineering set for expansion after completion of new HQ


Doncaster-based Thorndell Engineering, who manufactures a wide array of products, from gates and fences to steel frames for buildings, has just revealed plans to extend its staff after completing extension work on a brand-new £350,000 building.

According to a report in the local media, the company, based at Kirk Sandall, employs 22 staff but it looking to take on five more now the new building is complete.

Manchester City FC set to add 10,000 new seats to Etihad Stadium


Manchester City FC plans to further extend the seating capacity of its Etihad Stadium and is now launching a public consultation into the project, aiming to actually submit a planning application by the end of 2013.

As a news report in the media reveals, the Club wants to extend the stadium’s capacity by an impressive 10,000 seats, and in order to do so, it would have to redevelop the South Stand behind one of the goals, extending out by a further 16 metres, and also possibly the opposing North Stand.

Number of permanent positions in the North of England rises sharply throughout June


According to a recent report by professional services firm KPMG, the number of workers placed in permanent positions across the North of England has literally sky-rocketed over the course of June, further proving the fact that the UK’s economy is recovering.

The pace of expansion also accelerated to the quickest in six months and was the second fastest among all four English regions, behind the south. At the UK level, permanent staff appointments expanded at the quickest pace in over two years.

Construction work on £1.4m affordable housing scheme starts in Cumbria


Hadrian Development Solutions Partnership, comprised of Two Castles Housing Association and Esh Group, has started construction work on ten new affordable homes located at a former Cumbria County Council depot in Sedbergh near Kendal.

Worth a total of 1.4 million pounds, the housing development will include three two-bedroom bungalows as well as five two-bedroom and two three-bedroom townhouses for rent, a news report in the local media has revealed.