News for: Northern Powerhouse

Stockport based ecommerce platform, Shopblocks, has raised £2 million from NPIF II – Mercia Equity Finance, part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II). The latest investment from NPIF II – Mercia Equity Finance – which is managed by Mercia Ventures as part of the Northern … [Read more...]

A new strategy for Greater Manchester’s visitor economy has been launched, setting out a roadmap to lead the sector through an expected period of growth in the coming years. The Greater Manchester Strategy for the Visitor Economy 2025-2030 was launched on Wednesday 29 January 2025 at a packed … [Read more...]

Chancellor Rachel Reeves declared she would go 'further and faster' to deliver on the government's growth ambitions during a speech at Siemens' Healthineers in Oxfordshire on 29th January. In her speech, she outlined plans to review the government's Green Book guidance on appraising public … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester has unveiled an ambitious ten-year plan to turbocharge growth and deliver tens of thousands of new jobs and homes for its residents. Already the UK's fastest growing economy, plans propose using devolved powers granted to the city-region to deliver large-scale development and … [Read more...]

The UK Government has published its English Devolution White Paper, which promises an expansion of powers for regional Mayors. The White Paper sets out plans for regional Mayors, such as already exist in Greater Manchester and other urban areas across the North, to become the standard for local … [Read more...]

Rail operator, TransPennine Express, will increase capacity on its services between Liverpool and Cleethorpes via Manchester, Stockport and Sheffield, as part of a new December timetable. The majority of services on the route will be run with six carriage trains from the 15th December, … [Read more...]

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, and other metro mayors in the North of England have written to the Chancellor and Secretary of State of Transport calling for support to address poor service levels being delivered by Northern. The letter follows an emergency meeting of the Rail North … [Read more...]

Stockport’s ambitious regeneration plans look to scale new heights as Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) announces intentions to expand its boundary threefold to include the 280-acre Town Centre East site.   Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, confirmed the Greater Manchester … [Read more...]