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MPs have criticised “woefully inadequate” funding for local authorities’ road maintenance, despite government claims of “record money” for fixes. Last year the government announced a “record” £7.3bn in capital funding for local highway maintenance over the four‑year period from 2026-27 to 2029-30. However, during a House of Commons debate on…

Kier has been appointed to deliver a new eye hospital in Edinburgh for NHS Lothian. The facility at the Edinburgh BioQuarter will replace the Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion (PAEP), which opened in 1969. Plans for a new eye hospital were raised over a decade ago, with Graham previously being awarded…

Manchester City Council and Bovis have told Construction News they are “working together” to complete the restoration of the city’s town hall by spring 2027 after abandoning a legal fight. Bovis Construction (Europe) Ltd, the main contractor for the Manchester Town Hall refurbishment project, launched a claim in the High…

Ringfenced project bank accounts (PBAs) should be extended throughout the construction supply chain to “eliminate” payment-related mental health issues, a white paper has argued. A two-tier PBA system would offer not only financial but also psychological protection to small and medium-sized construction businesses that are the backbone of the industry,…

The UK construction arm of Netherlands-based Royal Bam has bounced back into the black with “a solid increase” in turnover and “strong” project execution. Bam Construction UK generated adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of €31.1m (£27.1m) in the year to 31 December 2025, according to Royal…

The City of London Corporation has unveiled a computer-generated timelapse video of the Square Mile’s skyline, amid a surge in planning applications. The ‘City Skyline CGI’, created by Didier Madoc-Jones of GMJ, depicts the financial district from above once all schemes with planning permission, or already under construction, are completed.…

Galliford Try has secured a £32.8m contract to deliver 126 homes at City Place in Chester for Clarion Housing. The design-and-build job from the housing association will see the tier one contractor design and construct the residential units alongside associated external works, utilities and drainage. The contract is valued at…

An employment tribunal has awarded more than 30 former employees of a collapsed contractor 90 days’ pay. In a judgment published on Tuesday (17 February), Employment Judge Dawson ruled that 31 people employed by Acheson Construction should each receive payouts after the firm failed to consult with them before going…

The cost of a Scottish hospital job where a worker died during construction has spiralled to more than £400m following “numerous” challenges and delays. Water and ventilation problems are among a number of issues that have hit Graham’s job to build both the Baird Family Hospital and the Anchor Cancer…

Trial dates have been set in the cases of contractors accused of health and safety offences in relation to a death and a serious injury at Hinkley Point C. The two separate cases were brought following investigations by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR). One of the cases relates to…