News for: Northern Powerhouse

A study of 11 regional UK cities has revealed Greater Manchester has attracted the most foreign investment projects and has seen the highest GDP growth over the past 10 years. OCO Global’s ‘Local Heroes’ report examined 37 data points covering economic, prosperity, wellbeing, property and … [Read more...]

Network Rail is advising passengers of disruption ahead of the latest phase of works on the Transpennine Route Upgrade to improve rail services between Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire. Upcoming upgrades including track renewals, environmental and ground surveys, drainage, signal … [Read more...]

An advanced manufacturing cluster being developed in Greater Manchester has announced it will be a partner on a national robotics, automation and smart manufacturing research hub. Led by the University of Birmingham and part of UK Research and Innovation’s ‘Manufacturing research hubs for a … [Read more...]

The News at One is to become the first national daily network TV news bulletin to be broadcast from outside London as part of the BBC's Across the UK (ATUK) plan. The move marks the latest phase in the BBC's ATUK plan that aims to move power and decision-making across the country to better … [Read more...]

Plans to develop 60 acres of land close to Manchester Airport have been reimagined to a deliver a new innovation campus for the manufacturing, technology and science sectors. Dubbed, MIX MANCHESTER, plans will see development partners Columbia Threadneedle Real Estate, Manchester Airports Group … [Read more...]

Expressions of interest have come in from over 490 businesses across the North West keen to access funding from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II) according to fund managers. Across the North of England as a whole, the £660 million fund which launched earlier this year, over … [Read more...]

Sub-national transport body, Transport for the North, has taken its Strategic Transport Plan to Parliament at the Transport Across the North All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) reception. The event gave TfN officers the opportunity to showcase their plans for investing in transport … [Read more...]

Ahead of the Greater Manchester Mayoral elections on 2nd May, technology businesses in the city-region have called for the incoming Mayor to back a new Manifesto for the Northern Tech Economy. The new manifesto has been launched by Manchester Digital and sets out the economic opportunity for … [Read more...]