Working with the Growth Company’s GC Angels, Hallidays have co-hosted a Stockport Business Angels event, giving six growing businesses the opportunity to pitch their ideas to an audience of experienced businesspeople looking to invest. The size of investments made at the event have … [Read more...]
News for: Northern Powerhouse
Educational equality gap closing in Greater Manchester
Department of Education figures released this week show that Greater Manchester has closed the educational equality gap between the most disadvantaged children in the city-region, and the rest of the country thanks to reforms of the local early years services. 56% of children from disadvantaged … [Read more...]
TransPennine Express launch £500 million new fleet
Rail operator, TransPennine Express, have launched 44 new trains to improve overcrowding and comfort on routes across northern England following an unveiling at Liverpool Lime Street Station. The 44 ‘Nova’ trains, built by Hitachi and CAF, are the result of a £500 million investment in the … [Read more...]
Social Enterprise Advisory Group launched in Greater Manchester
The Social Enterprise Advisory Group will support the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) leaders and Mayor with recommendations that will help the sector succeed. GMCA want to support an ambitious agenda for social enterprise within Greater Manchester. Rose Marley, CEO of SharpFutures … [Read more...]
The Times: ‘HS2 will boost North despite soaring costs’
According to a review of the scheme reported to The Times, the HS2 rail project should go ahead despite costs ballooning to £88 billion and a dramatic drop in the benefit to taxpayers. The leaked document recommends that the incoming government commit to the full high-speed rail network — the … [Read more...]
Stockport’s Jim O’Neill champions Britain’s place at Open Future Festival
At the Open Future Festival, Lord Jim O’Neill from Stockport, a celebrated economist and former Treasury Minister, discussed Britain’s place in a changing world insisting the country should not give in to pressure to take sides between America and China. Thinkers from across the ideological and … [Read more...]
UK: M9 Group of Mayors call for further devolution to strengthen power
The M9 group of directly-elected regional Mayors in England met in Manchester to discuss the positive impact devolution is having across the regions they represent, and the next steps they should seek to to agree with Government to strengthen devolved powers. The M9 Group welcomed the … [Read more...]
Stockport: Cheadle to benefit from new Towns Fund
Cheadle in Stockport has been announced as one of a 100 towns across England to benefit from a £3.6 billion Towns Fund. The 100 places invited to develop proposals for a new generation of multi-million-pound Town Deals have been announced by Local Government Secretary Rt Hon Robert Jenrick … [Read more...]
Government review into HS2 – good news for region’s Northern Rail project?
Following the government’s decision to re-evaluate the viability of HS2, the Northern Powerhouse Partnership is to carry out its own review into the HS2 rail link and its own Northern Rail project, HS3, to ensure the region’s views on the scheme are not ignored. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport Group (MAG) responds to HS2 review
Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, says the government needs greater evidence on the feasibility of the HS2 rail development with questions raised over the costs. The review is to be chaired by Douglas Oakervee, who chaired HS2 Ltd and has worked alongside Boris Johnson when he was London … [Read more...]
MAG and HS2 see high speed link to the North as key for a connected, global Britain.
Charlie Cornish, CEO of Manchester Airports Group (MAG), met on Friday with HS2 Ltd CEO, Mark Thurston, at Manchester Airport to discuss progress on the development of the line to Manchester and the proposed station at Manchester Airport. During the discussion, the two leaders talked about … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport calls on Government for firm commitment to the North
As the Government’s consultation on the future of UK aviation comes to a close in a matter of days, the UK’s third biggest airport today called for a firm commitment to the North, as it edged closer to an historic high of 30m passengers. Last month saw the airport reach 28.9m annual passengers, … [Read more...]
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