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National Construction News briefing: Tuesday 10 November 2026
15 stories from the last 24 hours, three dates for the week ahead and four closing dates from our recent stories.
Stories from the last 24 hours
whg puts social value at £58.7m for 2025/26 as it builds 270 homes
The Midlands housing association said the figure was £5.3m up on the previous year, alongside 270 new homes, £34m of energy efficiency work and £52.1m of major works to existing stock.
Southend report backs removing Three Shells Lagoon and restoring natural beach
Southend-on-Sea City Council's Cabinet will decide on 16 November whether to remove the closed seafront lagoon structure and return the site to a natural beach, with a budget still to be set.
Thames Water opens allocation of first £600m tranche of £5.4bn super senior facility
Thames Water Super Senior Upsize Issuer plc has launched a process to allocate £600m of new commitments, although funding still depends on a lock-up agreement for a second restructuring plan.
Birmingham and Berkeley St Joseph end £2.5bn Ladywood regeneration partnership
Birmingham City Council and Berkeley St Joseph have agreed to terminate the development agreement for the 20-year Ladywood estate scheme, citing rising construction and regulatory costs and a weaker housing market.
Napier civil engineering students tour Royal High School restoration on Calton Hill
Twenty Edinburgh Napier University civil engineering students have visited the former Royal High School in Edinburgh, where Robertson Construction Central East is converting the Category A listed building into Scotland's National Centre for Music.
Lower Thames Crossing targets 150 zero-emission machines by 2028, CECE Congress hears
The final day of CECE Congress 2026 in London set London's Stage V and zero-emission timetable alongside the Lower Thames Crossing's electric fleet, a 3% global sales forecast and a 30% larger finance pipeline.
Newcastle budget seeks £45m savings and keeps £50m pothole fund alongside 4.99% tax rise
Newcastle City Council's minority Liberal Democrat administration has set out its first budget, proposing £45m of savings over three years, a 4.99% council tax rise and continued spending on roads and neighbourhoods.
Newcastle consults on 109 social rent homes across 17 garage sites
Newcastle City Council has opened consultation on building up to 109 social rented homes on 17 small brownfield garage sites named in a North East Combined Authority grant round in February 2026.
dRMM removes hardwood timber display from V&A after a year on show
The practice's Building from Forests display of homegrown hardwood CLT, glulam and a barrel vault has left South Kensington, with components bound for the Building Centre and a 2027 reinstallation planned.
Greater Cambridge Local Plan for 50,000 homes heads for December submission
Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire councillors will decide this month and next whether to send the joint plan, which sets a need for about 50,000 homes to 2045, to government for examination.
ICE issues guidance on PAS 4010 infrastructure productivity standard listed by BSI
The fast-track standard sets productivity requirements for clients, designers, contractors, subcontractors and suppliers, and the Institution of Civil Engineers has issued a companion guidance document to help organisations apply it.
Galliford Try picks up four honours at Highways Champions Awards 2026
A remote-controlled lifting system used on the Melton Mowbray Distributor Road and design and environmental work on the A47 in Norfolk earned the contractor's people recognition at the London ceremony.
BES Group and ECITB launch 28-day Discovery programme for veterans with guaranteed interviews
The employer-led scheme, launched at BES Group's Warrington headquarters, trains ex-military learners in safety and one of five engineering pathways before a job interview for a live vacancy on the final day.
Welsh Government consults on Community Right to Buy scheme for local assets
Community groups in Wales would gain a right of first refusal and a protected period to buy registered local assets under proposals now out to consultation until 4 January 2027.
FIS launches e-learning course for merchant sales teams on supplying compliant products
The finishes and interiors trade body has released a short online module on the Building Safety Act and product legislation for distributor and merchant sales staff, free to members and £75 to others.
This week
Construction Computing Awards
Takes place on Thursday 12 November.
Housebuilder Awards
Takes place on Thursday 12 November.
APM Project Management Awards
Takes place on Monday 16 November.
Closing soon
Largest construction works tenders closing 30 October to 12 November 2026
The consultation closes at 9am on Monday 16 November 2026.
Public-sector buyers have 120 construction works tenders closing on Find a Tender between 6 and 19 November 2026, with the single-contract opportunities among them carrying estimates that add up to £926.8m, according to Cabinet Office open contracting data.
Promoters of rail, tram and harbour schemes in Wales will face a three-month statutory decision deadline on Transport and Works Act applications from 20 November 2026, after the Welsh Government consented to UK regulations rewriting the procedure.
About this briefing
Published on weekday mornings. Every item comes from a story National Construction News has already published and checked against its sources, from dates organisers have published, or from our data trackers. See the events and awards calendar, or get the week's stories by email with the weekly newsletter.