Too much development today lacks imagination and needs the creative, lateral thinking of artists, according to a new report from CABE and Arts & Business.

Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) has selected the M-Pact Thales consortium as preferred bidder for the design, construct and maintenance contract for a major expansion of the Manchester Metrolink tram network.

Aberdeen City Council has granted planning consent for a new urban village.

A new spring exhibition organised by the RIBA Competitions Office opens in Manchester in May showing a selection of recent competition results.

Consultant Capita Symonds has announced the acquisition of structural and civil engineering company NRM Bobrowski for an undisclosed sum.

A spectacular eco-house in the Cotswolds has been sold for £7.2m.

Billions of naturally occurring micro-organisms are helping clean nearly 50,000 tonnes of soil on the site of the Olympic Park so that it can be reused to create the largest new urban park in Europe for 150 years.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned of the dangers of allowing cranes to operate over the heads of employees.