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UK's tallest demolition machine to take down Glasgow flats
The tallest demolition crane in the UK has arrived in Glasgow to begin work on taking down two decaying blocks of high-rise flats. The 220-feet-high long-reach machine will begin work on the flats at 8 Ibroxholm Oval and 9 Ibrox Terrace...
Read full article November 1, 2011Quake-hit NZ cathedral to be partially demolished
The cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand, that was significantly damaged by February's 6.3-magnitude earthquake, is to undergo a controlled partial demolition, in a bid to try to salvage as much of it as possible. The Christchurc...
Read full article October 31, 2011Demolition opens Gloucester Cathedral views
The demolition of an unsightly tower block in Gloucester has opened up views of the city's cathedral that some residents thought they would never see again. When demolition contractors took down the Gloscat tower, 87-year-old Ursul...
Read full article October 26, 2011Edinburgh to demolish 200-year-old mews houses
Councillors in Edinburgh are likely to give the go-ahead this week for the demolition of a row of 200-year-old mews houses behind the city's Charlotte Square, as developers seek to transform the area into an international-level business centre....
Read full article October 25, 2011Home facing demolition after Japanese knotweed invasion
A couple from Broxbourne in Hertfordshire are facing having to demolish their four-bedroom family home after it was invaded by Japanese knotweed. The fast-growing invasive weed crept into the new-build home of Matthew Jones and fianc&ea...
Read full article October 24, 2011Final preparations made for Somerset nightclub demolition
Demolition contractors in Somerset are undertaking the final preparations to demolish the shell of a well-known former nightclub in Weston-super-Mare. The former Sands nightclub, on Beach Road, has been in the sights of demolition contra...
Read full article October 19, 2011Demolition of police-run leisure centre underway
Demolition contractors have begun work taking down a former police-run leisure centre in County Durham, after the police authority concluded that they could no longer afford the upkeep. The Aykley Heads leisure centre was costing Durham...
Read full article October 18, 2011Demolition of Hinckley bingo hall given green light
Approval has been granted for the demolition of an old bingo hall in the Leicestershire town of Hinckley to make way for a new multi-purpose facility. The old Flutters bingo hall will be torn down by demolition contractors as early as n...
Read full article October 17, 2011Bats halt bridge demolition
The demolition of a bridge in Denbighshire has been halted after a colony of bats was discovered. Plans were in motion for the demolition of the Afon Clwyd Bridge at Pontruffudd near Ruthin but the work has had to be put on hold after th...
Read full article October 12, 2011Demolition begins at Laindon tower blocks
Demolition work has begun on Essex tower blocks which have been described as “troublesome”. The Royal Court tower blocks on King Edward Road in Laindon are being pulled down to make way for 76 new housing association properti...
Read full article October 11, 2011