Sheffield City Council to head up regeneration masterplan Dec 14, 2018 Sheffield City Council have confirmed that they’ll be the lead developer for new housing and regeneration within the Gleadless Valley region of the City Region. The Council, after having spoken with communities and residents of the area in depth during consultation, have ruled out using a private developer for the 30-year project as they look […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Ministry of Justice Drawing Up New Custody Guide Dec 11, 2018 The Ministry of Justice is drawing up a new design guide for police custody centres, the Blue Light Estates Development Conference has heard. Tony Maggs, Projects Lead for the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Police & Crime Commissioners Office, told the delegates that the guide is due to be issued in the spring or summer […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Police Property Rationalisation ‘Pretty Much Exhausted’ in West Yorkshire Dec 11, 2018 One of Britain’s biggest police forces is reaching the limits of what it can achieve through rationalising its property portfolio, the Blue Light Estates Development Conference has heard. Matthew Saunders, Head of Estates at West Yorkshire Police, said that its scope for rationalisation is ‘pretty much exhausted’. More than 90% of the force’s running costs […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
New National Fire Estates Group To Be Set Up Dec 11, 2018 A National Fire Estates Group is being set up to enable brigades across the country to share and develop innovative property solutions. Alex Brown, Head of Property Capital Projects & Estates at the Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Services, revealed at the Blue Light Estates Development Conference said that the newly formed group are set […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Commissioner Warns Minister Over Police Cuts Dec 11, 2018 Avon & Somerset’s Police Commissioner has warned the Home Office that her force cannot rationalise its estates further. Sallie Banks, Co-ordinator of the Avon & Somerset Force, told the Blue Light Estates Conference that her service’s Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC), has written to Police Minister Nick Hurd expressing warning about the limits of what […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Cornwall Rolls Out Tri-Light Officers Dec 11, 2018 The county of Cornwall is increasing the number of officers who will be trained to deliver all three emergency services – our Blue Light Estates Development Conference has heard. Ellen Vernon, Programme Manager at One Public Estate (OPE), said that seven of ‘tri-light officers’ are currently being trained across the county, following in the footsteps […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
London boroughs pilot NHS staff housing initiative Dec 11, 2018 Five London boroughs have been chosen to roll out a pilot programme for helping to remedy the capital’s health staffing crisis by building new homes on surplus NHS land. Angela Harrowing, Deputy Director of Housing & Public Estate Disposals at the Office of Government Property, revealed at our Blue Light Estates Conference that the ‘NHS […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
The rise and rise of frameworks in construction Dec 11, 2018 Andy Parker, Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure: With the number of providers only increasing, it’s important to take stock and ask, what are the hallmarks of a best-in-class framework? What’s driven their proliferation? And what value do they provide both customers, and the wider community? If frameworks are to continue to thrive and provide the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
University of Buckingham to transform 40-acre MMU Campus Dec 10, 2018 The University of Buckingham have completed a landmark deal which will see them repurpose Manchester Metropolitan University’s campus in Crewe – redeveloping the site into a new health science campus. The development is set to create hundreds of jobs within the region, whilst attracting up to 5,000 students. The University of Buckingham, who’ll be speaking […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Working Futures for Future Cities: for sustainable and inclusive smart cities. Dec 7, 2018 Working Futures for Future Cities: for sustainable and inclusive smart cities: Ahead of the Smart Cities Development Conference on the 6th February 2019 we hear exclusively from one of the speakers – Dave Carter of University of Manchester – on working futures for future cities… Manchester was a founder member of the European Network of […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
