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A57 Mottram Bypass clears final legal challenge

National Highways has announced that work can now start on the delayed £170m A57 Mottram Bypass scheme after a series of legal challenges were finally exhausted in the courts. Judge Lady Justice Thornton who presided over the Judicial Review on the A57 Link Road scheme considered all the legal challenges and has now handed down

February Merchant Sales Down on Year as Prices Increase

BUILDERS’ MERCHANTS’ value sales were down 4.7% in February compared to the same month a year ago, according to the latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report. Volume sales also dropped -7.5%, while prices increased +3.1%. With an extra trading day this year, like-for-like sales were down -9.2%. Year-on-year, eight of the twelve categories sold