News for: Northern Powerhouse

A proposed restoration of regular rail services between Stockport and Ashton-under-Lyne has moved closer to restoration following a successful bid to the government's Restoring Your Railways scheme. As revealed in last week's Autumn Budget, £50,000 has been provided to develop further early stage … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester has called on the UK government to back its Levelling Up Deal, calling for support with the powers and funding to deliver on ambitions for the city-region. The Levelling Up Deal would follow on from previous devolution arrangements for Greater Manchester, such as over health … [Read more...]

Political and business leaders from across the North of England has set out five 'gamechanger' policies that will help the region lead the Fourth Industrial Revolution and allowing government to deliver on its levelling up promise. In a document published by the NP11 group of northern local … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, has revealed his intentions to put his own levelling up deal to government that will drive the city-region's economy and development. Speaking at the Progress21 business conference in Manchester on 23rd September, Mr Burnham said he wants a levelling up … [Read more...]

A new report published by financial services group, Legal & General, has found despite large-scale infrastructure investments, more work is needed on jobs and housing to level up the most deprived parts of the UK. Legal & General launched the L&G Rebuilding Britain Index in April to … [Read more...]

The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) has revealed it has so far invested over £237 million into businesses across the North as it celebrates its fourth anniversary. To date, the fund has been involved in 1,068 deals that have also attracted a further £288 million of private investment … [Read more...]

The Prime Minister has announced that cybersecurity agency the National Cyber Force (NCF) is to have its permanent headquarters based in the North of England. The announcement follows a number of other commitments by government to relocate more government personnel away from London to the … [Read more...]

Two of the north’s most important economic centres are about to become better connected thanks to a £137 million investment plan for the route linking Manchester and Stockport with Sheffield. Work is expected to begin in 2022 and is due to be completed in 2023. The upgrade aims to increase … [Read more...]