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Please install the latest Flash player Transport for London to cut 'several hundred' consultants jobs Transport for London will make massive cuts among...See more » Please install the latest Flash player Transport for London to cut 'several hundred' consultants jobs Transport for London will make massive cuts among consultants to help save £2.4bn over 10 years. Oakdene plans £30m West End hotel revamp Oakdene Group will spend £30m buying and renovating a Grade II listed hotel in Londons West End. Giant Portsmouth shipyard redevelopment to go ahead Quadrant Estates is pressing ahead with plans to redevelop the 22-acre former Vosper Thorneycroft shipbuilding site in Portsmouth. Credit crunch bites for demolition contractors Being the first specialist in on a project, demolition contractors have been among the first to feel the effects of the downturn. James Stagg explains. Builders evacuated from collapsing apartments Midas subcontractors forced to flee luxury apartments under construction in Christchurch when the building began to collapse around them. Laing O'Rourke site blast: injured worker remains critical One of the workers injured in the explosion on a Laing O'Rourke site in Hertfordshire last week remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition. Councils to receive £101m house building boost Councils that continue to release land for development will be able to share in £101m to maintain house building in their area, the government has announced. £30m Leeds arena delayed till 2012 Leeds City Council will begin planning work on a £30m arena to open in 2012, after finally choosing a location for the venue. Fury at plans to close safety body Coniac Plans to scrap safety advisory body Coniac have come under a hail of criticism from all sides of the industry. NFDC considers pulling out of CPCS The National Federation of Demolition Contractors (NFDC) is considering pulling out of the Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS).See less »