A woman in Birmingham spent her life savings of £11,000 on an extension to her semi-detached house, adding pillars, a canopy and metal railings to her property, to be told after completion she did...
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), alongside the Universities of Glasgow and Sheffield, have issued a report about how good planning can deliver sustainable economic growth and housing. Howe...
On 7 August wind turbines in Scotland generated more electricity than was used in the whole of Scotland on a single day.
This was a significant milestone as it was the first time on...
Think tank IPPR North has said that the government should adopt a "pro-business North First" agenda for transport. This would help the country make the most of the economic assets of the north and...
According to MEPs, the latest draft version of the TTIP agreement could sabotage European efforts to save energy and switch to clean power.
A leak of the fourteenth round of the negotiation...
Approval has been granted by North Lincolnshire Council's planning committee for three planning applications for 2,500 homes. Improvements are also to be made to the M181 motorway.
The...
Newcastle University is coordinating a 'Living Architecture' scheme which aims to produce smart bricks. Such bricks will have the ability to recycle waste water and also generate electric...
EDF, the French energy company, have approved the £18 billion Hinkley Point C, and the UK Government must now consider the proposals for the power plant.
EDF will be financing most of the p...
The Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks have been extended by 188 square miles following a recommendation from Natural England back in 2009. Following the recom...
Provisional annual data for work-related fatal accidents in Great Britain's workplaces have been released.
The long term trend has seen the rate of fatalities more than halve over the...
A building site manager has been jailed for 2.5 years for manslaughter by gross negligence and a further 8 months for health and safety offences.
Mr Faruk Patel was the site manager and req...
It seems that one of the coalition government's flagship environmental schemes, the Green Deal, was largely unpopular. The Green Deal was designed to provide loans to householders, which were...
The Economic Affairs Committee has said that the government's aim to build one million new homes by 2020 is not enough to meet housing demand. It said that at least 300,000 new homes need to b...
In April 2015, developers CTLX demolished the Carlton Tavern in Maida Vale, which was, at the time, being considered for grade II listing. The demolition apparently took place without any warning b...
Offshore wind companies have been awarded £1.5 million funding to increase innovation, reduce cost and encourage further investment in wind power.
Carbon Trust, who's Offshore Wind Acc...
