£3.9 billion of additional funding has been announced for the Transpennine Route Upgrade, a major rail infrastructure project to improve connections for passengers and freight between cities in the North of England. The project is a major improvement on the route between Manchester, Huddersfield, … [Read more...]
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Greater Manchester to host Local Net Zero Accelerator pilot
Greater Manchester is one of three combined authorities to receive funding as part of a pilot programme to drive investment in net zero. Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the West Midlands Combined Authority will each host a Local Net Zero Accelerator pilot, giving local administrations … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester Business Board welcomes five new members
Five experienced business leaders have been appointed to the Greater Manchester Business Board. The Greater Manchester Business Board replaces the city-region's Local Enterprise Partnership and acts as a voice for local businesses within local and national decision making. The new members were … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport to Beijing flights to operate daily from summer 2024
Chinese airline, Hainan Airlines is to almost double capacity on its Manchester Airport to Beijing route, with daily flights to operate from summer 2024. The service to the Chinese capital currently runs four-times weekly, however, from June to September 2024, Hainan Airlines has announced it … [Read more...]
New investment zone announced for Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is to become home to a new Investment Zone for the advanced materials and manufacturing sector, backed by £160 million government investment over the next decade. Announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in his Autumn Statement yesterday (November 22nd), the Greater Manchester … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester should keep share of income tax raised in the city-region, argues new report
A new report published by Centre for Cities is arguing Greater Manchester should be able to retain a share of the income tax raised locally as part of further devolution agreements. 'Trailblazer' devolution deals agreed with Westminster for Greater Manchester and the West Midlands earlier this … [Read more...]
New strategy launched on ways to improve transport connectivity across the North
Transport for the North (TfN) has launched a new strategy to improve connectivity between different modes of transport across the region. The Connected Mobility Strategy, published yesterday (30th October) is aimed at supporting simple and seamless journeys for the region, exploring the ability … [Read more...]
Work begins to deliver more locally accountable rail services in Greater Manchester
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and Great British Railways Transition Team have formally begun working together ahead of plans to deliver a more locally accountable rail network in the city-region. The start of work follows the launch of the Bee Network in September 2023 that brings buses … [Read more...]
More than three-quarters of Greater Manchester tech businesses seeking growth capital
New data from UK tech sector monitor, Tech Climbers, has found over 75% of Greater Manchester's tech businesses plan to seek growth capital this year, potentially attracting millions in investment to the city-region and creating hundreds of new jobs. Launched in 2019 in the Liverpool City Region … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester emerging as leading hub for innovation, finds British Business Bank
The British Business Bank has found Greater Manchester is emerging as one of the leading innovation led clusters in its third annual Nations and Regions Tracker of business investment. The Tracker found the North West experienced a drop in equity deal quantity and investment value in 2022, … [Read more...]
£19.8 billion transport investment promised to North following HS2 cancellation
Following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's cancellation of the HS2 rail link between Birmingham and Manchester, £19.8 billion worth of transport investment has been announced for the North of England as funds assigned to the project are redistributed. Rishi Sunak announced the cancellation of the … [Read more...]
Prime Minster cancels Manchester leg of HS2
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced he is scrapping plans for the HS2 high-speed rail link to be built between Birmingham and Manchester. The announcement follows much speculation in the media that the Northern leg of the high-speed rail line would be cancelled in a bid to curb rising costs … [Read more...]
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