Richard M. Laming

Senior Director & Trustee. Regen, cities, digital planning and partnerships by day. Plays the keys in the Dukes of Maslow & Das Party by night. Views my own

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Hilda & Stan (Ogden and Sulzmann) - creative collision as Manchester’s Flower and Jazz Festivals coincide this weekend

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Manchester Unspun - totally absorbing read for anyone who has witnessed the city’s evolution over the last 40 years & poses deep questions - “If artists are shaped by the built environment, how will the transformation of Manchester’s centre affect the culture it produces?”

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The circle of (consultancy) life - last in Brighton in 2015 to successfully appeal a PBSA scheme. Now back to show my son around the place as a prospective student. Reminder that meeting the needs of future generations is what planning is about

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Mcr’s beating heart to its sleepy suburban edge in under 2 hours 🚶‍♂️. A big, growing city but still relatively compact and walkable

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@23gleave @thisisbask @stopinstockport @StockportMDC They do a new live music night on Mondays. Great venue for work, rest and play!

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Everything everywhere all at once - Greater Mcr’s town centres are changing fast. Here in Stockport a new interchange and urban park takes shape

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@23gleave @AECOM @turleyplanning Great to share the time with you as a @turleyplanning co-owner and also good neighbour at 1NY Street Stephen

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Digital innovation, planning reform and UK growth go hand in hand. Read this from @institutegc https://t.co/pyC3Zm1sf5

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A Coventry nocturne. Exhilarating mix of old masters and mid-century planning masterclass

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Heritage & innovation ⁦@ManCathedral⁩ Volition - helping unemployed people across GM to secure good jobs. Thanks for sharing your insights and the tour

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Occasional urban blue amidst often showery streets. Distinctively Mcr

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An autumnal Oldham Town Centre looking rather splendid today

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First thoughts on the potential of Investment Zones to join the dots…Innovation Districts, high speed rail hubs, major regen schemes and new communities

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Investment Zones offer new potential to integrate and deliver regeneration projects. Read our comment on the opportunity for local places here: https://t.co/LnME0ZqdXM
@Laming_plans @Rosie_Cotterill #InvestmentZones

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Mayfield Park - the missing piece in Mcr’s liveability puzzle. What a great addition to the city

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Thanks to @MIFestival for the tour around #TheFactoryMCR. The scale and flexibility of the performance spaces is amazing. Fantastic addition to Manchester

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Great to be back at the Clocktower Hotel Mcr today to provide some musical support for https://t.co/EqniFaDVXT

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Great to experience the regen of Hulme through my son’s eyes - A Level Geography fieldwork ✅

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@bestlaidplan @ChrystaMCIPD Great picture of I ❤️NY Street Mike

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The bump factor you don’t get WFH. Great to have an impromptu catch up on New York Street today ⁦⁦@23gleave⁩

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I’ve tasted the future…edible coffee cups courtesy of Goodness Zero Waste in Urmston M41