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Frank Haslam Milan a company who specialise in Regeneration has said they plan to double their workforce over the next two years.

The company that is based in Sunderland has created a new recruitment programme saying they want over 200 new staff for the north east of England and in the process because they have a lot more staff they will build a new regional presence.

If you want to be considered for one of the positions which include contract management, quantity surveying, site management they will be holding recruitment events on the 24 – 25 November in Middlesbrough and Newcastle.

Liverpool has been praised by an international delegation from Shanghai and highlighted and praised the changes in Liverpool that transformed it over the past 10 years.

The officials were in the city for 3 days ahead of the world expo which takes place next year and Liverpool was the only entry in the UK and 1 out of the 200 entries expected to take part and the regeneration of the city will be show cased there.

Guan Weiyong the deputy secretary general said

Coming to Liverpool was like coming to a second home. We are very keen to build on the friendships that we have established during our stay here and over the last ten years.”

Dorset has finally been able to open the first artificial surf reef after it has been over a year late in the making.
The project has cost over £3 Million and had an opening date of October last year but because of bad weather it was delayed until April of this year.

Bournemouth council has just completed all the safety checks with the approval of the RNLI lifeguards.

It has been created as part of a £11 million regeneration project of the seafront and is designed to improve surfing conditions and it is aimed more at the advanced surfers and also bringing the community closer and improve tourism in the area.

The regeneration plans for Rhyl seafront is in doubt at the moment as their has not been a buyer for it at the cost of around £85 Million.

The land used to be home to the famous fun fair which is owned by Modus who are currently in administration; there have been people interested in the plans but to date there is no buyer.

The plans consist of apartment comples a supermarket and a hotel and to top that off shops offices cafes and also for the green people 10 wind turbines.

Gyn Pickering the mayor has said

the development was an integral part of the future for Rhyl We cannot stand still on this – we’re going to have to find some way of continuing the redevelopment of Rhyl

Rochdale has received from GMPTE a application to build a £11.5 million interchange on smith street which is next to the river Roch in the town centre

Rochdale’s new transport interchange will be a vast improvement for both passengers and bus operators, who currently use a very outdated bus station built in the 1970s

. Said Michael Renshaw the director of GMPTE, he also added

The new interchange will provide improved passenger facilities such as a shop, a Travelshop and toilets, along with bus operator and supervisor facilities, and there will be electronic passenger information display. Bus passenger and driver safety is our highest priority and has been integral to the design of the new interchange. As with all our new stations, we are making sure that we keep passengers away from moving buses as much as possible.

They have worked closely with the council over the past 4 years to ensure that the project will be a success and subject to them getting planning permission they plan to start in 2010

Tottenham Hotspur FC have applied to construct a new 56,000 seater ground in a bid to elevate themselves into the top group of clubs in the country.

The chairman of Tottenham, Daniel Levy, said that they were aiming to create the most fan-friendly ground in the whole of Europe and that the design reflected this, with a better view of the pitch than in any other ground of similar size.

The project director added that the design was geared towards providing the best stadium atmosphere possible with reduced space set aside for corporate spectators. The bowl design should reflect sound and it should be a fantastic arena in which to watch football.

The £85million project to redevelop Rhyl seafront is currently in danger as a buyer has yet to be identified.

The land is currently owned by Modus, which has gone into administration, but the company had planned to build flats, a supermarket, a hotel, restaurants and even 10 wind turbines on the site.

With no buyer coming forward, the entire development is now in doubt. The mayor of Rhyl believes that the project is integral to Rhyl’s future prospects and is keen that someone sees it through, but how this is going to happen is at present uncertain. The work was due to start next month, but there is little chance of that happening.

Another £11million has been secured for the regeneration project currently being undertaken in Gloucester city centre.

Around £7million is earmarked for streets and public areas between the existing commercial centre and a new shopping centre. The remainder of the money, about £4.2million, is set aside for the Docks project.

The South West Regional Development Agency will be responsible for the Docks area, while Gloucestershire County Council will make use of Regional Development Agency funding to carry out work around the Kimbrose Triangle and Southgate Street area. Work for the former will begin next month, while work on the latter will begin next year.

The area around Manchester Town Hall is set to be regenerated as part of a £155million project.

Buildings earmarked for attention include Central Library and the Town Hall itself. St Peter’s Square will also be included in work that is estimated to take five years to complete.

Theatre Royal may also get added to the project as the council have deemed it their choice to be the home of the Library Theatre Company. They believe that rehousing the theatre company would allow it to expand, which would enable it to offer a wider range of performances with the knock-on effect that a grade II listed building would be restored into the bargain.

The group responsible for acquiring development sites ahead of the London 2012 Olympics, the London Development Agency, are facing scrutiny following an investigation into the land acquisition scheme uncovered an overspend of almost £160 million. This figure is up from an original estimate of £86-£100 million.

Chief executive of the London Development Agency Sir Peter Rogers faced questions from a committee at the London assembly asking why the problem was not picked up earlier, with evidence suggesting information was available to spot the problem as far back as April 2008.

It appears that no lessons were learnt from the last time there was an accounting problem with the LDA, when accountancy firm Deloitte were called in about the funding of cultural grants.