Q&A – Transport for the North: Tim Wood discusses the £70bn ambition to “level up” the region’s infrastructure

We’ve been speaking exclusively with Tim Wood, Acting Chief Executive and Northern Powerhouse Rail Director at Transport for the North… Q: How will the £39bn Northern Powerhouse Rail scheme help to “level up” the North as a region and what could be its wider impact on development? Unreliable, often overcrowded and slow services are commonplace […]

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Highways England Q&A: Major investment in the Humber region

Following our Humber Estuary Economic Growth Conference we’ve been speaking exclusively with Highways England’s Tim Gamon… How vital are highways to future development and economic growth across the Humber region? Roads are vital for future development and economic growth, connecting businesses and people and enabling employment and productivity growth. In fact, our strategic road network […]

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Aldermore Bank provides finance loan to sustainable developer Citu

Aldermore bank has provided a £8.4m development finance loan to Citu Group, a low carbon property developer which specialises in using modern methods of construction (MMC) techniques to deliver high quality, energy-efficient and sustainable places. The loan will finance part of Citu’s new Kelham Central scheme in Sheffield, delivering 46 residential units. The timber panels […]

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Leeds Headquartered UK Infrastructure Bank opens for business

UK businesses and communities will have billions of pounds available from today (17 June) as Chancellor Rishi Sunak opens the new UK Infrastructure Bank to support local growth and tackle climate change. Launched today at its headquarters in Leeds, the UK Infrastructure Bank will be tasked with accelerating investment into ambitious infrastructure projects, cutting emissions […]

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Northern leaders urge for publication of multibillion-pound rail investment plan

The North’s leaders call for urgent publication of the Integrated Rail Plan to give certainty over investment plans for the region’s railways, with numerous stakeholders pushing for its release including: Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham Mayor of Sheffield City Region Dan Jarvis Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin Councillor Louise Gittins, Leader of Cheshire […]

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£400m of investment into upgrading rail announced by Government

Investment for Transpennine route upgrade, increased freight capacity between the Port of Southampton and Midlands plus new stations at Exeter and Leeds. extra £317 million investment into major Transpennine route upgrade to make train journeys across the north faster, greener and more convenient new stations set to open in Leeds and the south-west, alongside significant […]

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£350m Temple development gets underway in Leeds

Work has started on site this week on CEG’s flagship Globe Point development within the Temple district of Leeds. BAM Construction has moved onto site to deliver the 37,800 sq ft seven-storey building on Globe Road. Responding to occupiers’ expectations and the new ways of working, Globe Point will deliver some of the highest quality […]

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York and North Yorkshire business board appoint new Chair

A new business board chair is confident the York and North Yorkshire economy will grow back and better, as it recovers from the impact of Covid-19. Sue Jefferson has been appointed Chair of the Business Board at York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). Sue said: “The Business Board identifies current and emerging issues […]

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