Thirteen new housing enforcement officers have completed their apprenticeships as Greater Manchester takes action to improve housing standards. Apprenticeships for new housing officers have been funded by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) using revenue from development loans, … [Read more...]
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Government rules out reviving Northern HS2 leg in action to curb rising costs of Phase 1 of the route
The Government has restated it will not revive the cancelled Northern leg of HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester as it looks to curb rising costs of Phase 1 of the high-speed rail route from London Euston to Birmingham. In announcing measures to bring costs of delivering HS2 under control, the … [Read more...]
Think-tank report praises Greater Manchester approach to improving people’s health
The King’s Fund has called Greater Manchester “the poster child for devolution” in England and praised the city-region's efforts to improve residents' health in a new report. The Population health in Greater Manchester report highlights the link between health and communities, as well as the … [Read more...]
Millions of pounds of investment approved for transport infrastructure schemes across Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester’s Bee Network Committee has signed off several millions of pounds worth of investment in transport infrastructure across the city region. Funding from Greater Manchester's £1.07 billion City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement and the wider Greater Manchester Transport … [Read more...]
New rail link between North-west and Birmingham proposed to replace cancelled HS2 leg
A private sector consortium has backed plans for a new rail link to be built between Birmingham and the North-west of England that replaces the cancelled HS2 leg and will alleviate rail congestion on existing routes. Combined authority mayors for Greater Manchester and the West Midlands … [Read more...]
Stockport Council takes first steps towards Town Centre East regeneration
Stockport Council has begun the procurement process for consultants to produce a Strategic Regeneration Framework (SRF) for the latest phase in its £1 billion regeneration programme. The SRF will provide a masterplan for how the 280 acres of Stockport Town Centre to the East of the A6/Wellington … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester Mayor calls for new rail line to be built in place of HS2
Responding to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) into the cancellation of HS2 North of Birmingham, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has called for an alternative rail line to be built to meet the region's needs. The NAO has reiterated Department for Transport (DfT) assessments that … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester Mayor unveils housing ambitions
Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, has outlined proposals to tackle the city-region's housing crisis with plans to build 75,000 new homes by 2029. Alongside housebuilding ambitions, the Mayor is also launching the city-region's Good Landlord Charter which aims to improve standards for … [Read more...]
First North West deal completes following launch of second Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund
The second £660 million Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF II) has completed its first deal in the North West since it launched in March this year. The first recipient of financing from NPIF II in the region is Liverpool-based BioGrad Education, a specialist laboratory education provider. … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester outlines future Bee Network expansion
Future expansion plans for the Bee Network have been outlined by Greater Manchester leaders, including plans to bring local rail services in Stockport under local control, and further expansion of the Metrolink using existing rail infrastructure. As the fastest-growing city-region in the UK, the … [Read more...]
Kao Data event celebrates Stockport’s role in tech and AI revolution
Kao Data, the specialist developer and operator of data centres engineered for AI and advanced computing bringing a £350 million data centre to Stockport, has welcomed tech and AI visionaries to a special stakeholder event in the town in partnership with CDL and Marketing Stockport. Over 150 … [Read more...]
‘Booming’ Greater Manchester has highest GDP growth of UK regional cities
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...]
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