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Energy secretary Ed Miliband has given the go-ahead to two new solar farms in LincolnshireRead Full Article: The Construction Index

Work has started on an ambitious 12-month project to restore one of London’s oldest thatched buildings.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

The government’s competition watchdog has dropped its investigation into suspected anti-competitive conduct relating to the supply of chemical admixtures and additives.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Builders’ merchant Travis Perkins has been fined £2m after part of a timber load fell off one of its lorries and into the windscreen of an oncoming car.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Construction is set to start on a former brickworks in Folkestone after an intervention by the local council.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Selco Builders Warehouse has introduced new employee terms and conditions to support those starting families.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Property lawyers are warning that they expect to see right of light disputes escalating on the back of the government’s relaxation of planning laws. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Hertsmere Borough Council’s planning committee has approved plans for a £3.75bn data centre near Potters Bar. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

An Essex-based company that makes windows and doors has been hit with a £4,000 fine after repeatedly failing to protect its workers from exposure to wood dust.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Network Rail has named Dave Hooper as the new managing director for its Southern region.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Selling indulgences to offset bat genocide and silencing troublemakers will be key planks of the forthcoming Infrastructure & Planning Bill.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

A 30-year-old Costain engineer has become the youngest woman ever to be awarded Fellowship by the Institution of Civil Engineers.Read Full Article: The Construction Index