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Londoner taking legal action to block construction of incinerator

A woman is taking legal action in order to block the expansion of a rubbish incinerator in North London. Dorothea Hackman, 69, is the claimant of a new judicial review into the... Read more »
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Construction of 140 new homes at Macfarlane Place beg…

Stanhope, Mitsui Fudosan and AIMCo joint venture (JV) has appointed Kier for the construction of 142 new affordable homes for Peabody in two new buildings called Macfarlane Place at Television Centre, London,... Read more »
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Worker dies on London construction site

A man died after being hit by a falling object at a construction site in Hackney, east London on Tuesday afternoon. The residential project, on East Road, Hoxton, was surrounded by hoardings... Read more »
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Man crushed to death days before Christmas after construction crane drops its load

Paramedics were called to a building site in east London shortly after 1.20pm today but despite their best efforts the man was pronounced dead Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play... Read more »
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Pair charged in break-in at west London construction site

Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Two men face charges following a break-in at construction site in west London. Author of the article: Free Press staff London Police headquarters (Free Press file photo)... Read more »
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2 men charged in west London construction site break-in, police say – London

Two London men are facing charges after police say an under-construction apartment building in west London was broken into and damaged early Wednesday morning. In a statement Thursday, police said they responded... Read more »
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Construction worker who ‘died for 25 minutes’ angry at being left to live on £100 a week

A construction worker has recalled the terrifying moment he had a cardiac arrest and was ‘clinically dead’ for 25 minutes. Chris Dwane, 62, was working in London when he suddenly had a... Read more »
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Breaking point – the impact of construction on the environment

Elliott surveyed 2,000 UK adults to find out their thoughts and feelings on construction and its impact on climate change. The results are in and it turns out Londoners are the least compassionate... Read more »
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Shepherd counts cost of construction exit six years on

According to latest accounts for the Shepherd Group, which now primarily covers the activities of the Portakabin business, obligations on previously completed projects by Shepherd Construction are still costing the group dearly.... Read more »
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Look back at HS2 milestones hit during first year of construction

Today marks one year since prime minister Boris Johnson fired the starting gun on the formal start of main construction for High Speed 2 (HS2) with a visit to the Interchange station... Read more »