News category: North West England
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Construction
The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust has awarded IHP an £8m contract to design and construct a multi-storey car... continue
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Construction

A bid to save Preston’s 1960s bus station from demolition has been launched by locally-born entrepreneur Simon Rigby, founder of utilities... continue
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Enforcement News

A motorist who lost his High Court challenge against Bolton Council’s parking practices now faces a legal bill running into tens of thousands... continue
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Operational
Up to 30 independent businesses in Matlock, Derbyshire, are offering customers who spend more than £15 a reduction of £1.90 – the... continue
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Contract wins
Total Car Parks has announced the acquisition of seven new car parks to its parking portfolio. The seven new car park sites are all in... continue
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Articles
Bus speed limits of 20mph have been introduced in Manchester city centre under a new voluntary code of conduct for operators. All bus companies... continue
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Articles

Deniz Huseyin
A CCTV car has started patrolling schools in Oldham in a bid to tackle disruptive parking. Oldham Council said the Toyota IQ car cost £8,500... continue
A CCTV car has started patrolling schools in Oldham in a bid to tackle disruptive parking. Oldham Council said the Toyota IQ car cost £8,500... continue
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Case Studies

Mark Moran
One of Britain’s earliest multi-storey car parks is undergoing a dramatic transformation designed by architects Potter & Holmes. The Talbot... continue
One of Britain’s earliest multi-storey car parks is undergoing a dramatic transformation designed by architects Potter & Holmes. The Talbot... continue
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Case Studies

Macclesfield’s Jordangate multi-storey car park, owned by Cheshire County Council, has undergone an extensive refurbishment carried out by... continue
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Parking Policy
Liverpool City Council is holding a public consultation on proposals to reduce the cost of parking in the city centre to encourage more visitors.... continue
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Articles
The DfT has approved a permit scheme to manage roadworks across the ten metropolitan districts of Greater Manchester. The scheme will be administered... continue
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Operational
Disabled drivers in Manchester now have to pay £10 for Blue Badges. This follows an overhaul of the permit system by the Department for Transport... continue
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Construction

Network Rail is increasing parking provision at Manchester Piccadilly railway station. An extension to the existing multi-storey car park will see an... continue
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Payment systems

Salford Royal Hospital Trust has ordered eight Metric Parking pay & display parking machines for a new car park providing hospital visitor and staff... continue
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Articles
Fifty-nine scrap metal merchants have signed up to a Greater Manchester Police (GMP) scheme that requires anyone selling scrap metal to provide photo... continue
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Articles
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has launched a road safety campaign aimed at drivers after a 42% increase in road deaths last year.
The campaign... continue
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News Lead Story

Patrick McDonnell
You Tube footage of two vehicles crashing into a raised bollard in a bus lane have been posted by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. In both... continue
You Tube footage of two vehicles crashing into a raised bollard in a bus lane have been posted by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. In both... continue
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Operational
Traders in Tameside, Greater Manchester, have protested that a new bypass in Ashton-Under-Lyne has led to a 75% cut in business. The £15m bypass was... continue
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Crime
A man who created fake penalty charge notices (PCNs) on his home computer, which he then issued to 150 cars in the Greater Manchester area, has been... continue
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Crime
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is investigating a multi-million pound football match-day car parking scam around Manchester United’s Old... continue





