Neil Tague
An application has been submitted for a new-build facility to deliver teaching in health, social care and tech-related courses by the Further Education provider.
Funding for the £8.6m centre is supported by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the Department for Education as well as the college itself.
The professional team includes Gardiner + Theobald as project manager, Wilson Mason as architect, Waterman as services and structural engineer, landscape architect Iteriad and RLB as cost consultant.
Ridge and Partners is engaged as BREEAM assessor and highways consultant, while the planning consultant is Mosaic.
The centre has been designed to support the expansion of healthcare and digital technologies, as well as explore new opportunities for future curriculum development. It will include facilities such as a laboratory, simulated hospital ward and simulated domestic home.
Dan Whelan
Finalising the GMSF, launching a retrofitting revolution and creating a development corporation to drive Middleton’s regeneration are high on the newly re-elected Greater Manchester Mayor’s to-do list.
In one of his first interviews since securing a second term in office in last Thursday’s mayoral election, Andy Burnham told
Place North West that Whitehall needs to collaborate more productively with Greater Manchester if Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to deliver on his election promise to ‘level up’ the regions.
“We are 18 months into this Parliament. I would imagine the Government wants some hard evidence of levelling up [success] by the time the next election comes round,” he said.
FUTURE: An aerial montage shot of the new centre proposed for Bury College PLANS have been submitted for a multi-million pound expansion at Bury College as bosses look to “inspire the next generation of professionals”. The £8.6m new centre will upgrade the college’s health, social care and computing and IT facilities with a range of state-of-the-art features including a new laboratory, simulated hospital ward and domestic home as well as a digital environment and IT suites to support students in their practical learning. Funding for the project is supported by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, which will provide £2m of investment, with £1.3m coming from the Department for Education.
Administrators confirmed this week the historic stadium, with ticket office and club shop, were on the market. Metro Mayor Andy Burnham weighed in, saying he would work with Bury Council leader Eamonn O Brien and local MPs to acquire the site. Before the elections James Daly, Bury North MP, had talked of using specific government funding to make the purchase, as Gigg Lane could be classified as a community asset. Former Bury North MP James Frith has similarly backed a consortium approach, including the council, Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Whitehall. And the dreams of supporters collective Forever Bury, which set up a fundraiser to acquire the ground, are still alive.
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