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Openreach announce plans to connect 415,000 rural homes in Wales
BT
The plans will create a further 1,000 new roles in 2021, on top of the 2,500 jobs which were announced in December 2020 – of which around 100 were across Wales
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Northern leaders urge Government to publish multi-billion pound rail investment plan
Transport
Political leaders from across the North have called on the Government to publish the plan
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Nurses Direct health recruitment firm moves to Plymouth Science Park
Local Enterprise Partnership
Newly formed company joins growing list of healthcare sector businesses operating at science park
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Work to start on next phase of West Midlands Metro extension
West Midlands
Diggers will move into Birmingham city centre street to commence lay tracks of one-mile extension which will connect tram network to HS2
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New funding supports revamp of Digbeth High Street
West Midlands
Plans include making the area a more friendly place for cyclists and pedestrians
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Global design and engineering giant moves transport team to Plymouth
Transport
Atkins shifts key team from its £450million transport division to Plymouth Science Park
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Government must make good on levelling-up promises if East Midlands is to prosper
Economy
Region must be a priority as Queen’s Speech sets out plan for “unleashing nation’s potential” post-Covid
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Mace and Dragados chosen to build new £570m HS2 station in Birmingham
West Midlands
Development team has experience of working on major transport infrastructure projects across the world
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Manchester Piccadilly skyscraper plans scrapped as site sold to make way for HS2
North West
Planning permission was granted over 15 years ago - but attempts to reignite the scheme never got off the ground
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Shares jump at County Durham's Hargreaves Services amid improved trading
Industrial
Solid trading at its German joint venture and a boost in cash levels have triggered a rising share price
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New plans for industrial units next to Birmingham HS2 depot
West Midlands
Developers are hoping to win green light for project on former LDV site in north of the city
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What is the route of HS2, what's the cost and will it ever get finished?
High Speed 2
HS2 has been controversial from the start - we look at what's been done so far, when it's due to open and what the total cost is likely to be (Updated June 2022)
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The £150m Global Centre of Rail Excellence project explained
Welsh Government
It will be the world's first integrated testing facility for both rail infrastructure and rolling stock
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Media production company creates new jobs on back of HS2 contracts
High Speed 2
Hideaway Media (Time-Lapse Systems) has been working on the rail project since 2017
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Wardell Armstrong expands workforce after winning more than £6m of HS2 contracts
West Midlands
The Stoke-on-Trent business has also been able to safeguard existing jobs despite the pandemic
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Multi-billion pound vision for East Midlands economy
Employment
East Midlands Development Corporation could copy 'transformational projects in places like Manchester and East London'
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Lockdown One Year On: This is the time to reflect on challenges and prepare for future with new hope
Coronavirus
East Midlands Chamber boss says lockdown anniversary offers opportunity to look back – but also plan ahead
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Wales is being 'robbed' on rail investment to the tune of hundreds of millions of pounds
Transport
If rail was devolved there would have been far greater rail investment says the Wales Governance Centre
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Railway group looking to 'upskill' firms based along HS2 route to help them win future work
High Speed 2
SCS Railways wants to train 150 businesses via a free virtual academy
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Masterplan unveiled for £360m mixed-use Birmingham project
Birmingham City Council
Curzon Wharf would contain the city's tallest building if built as planned and have almost one million sq ft of commercial space alongside residential accommodation
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Upgrade on Sheffield to Manchester rail line secures £137m funding package
Transport
The Hope Valley line also serves a number of villages in the Peak District
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HS2 to make 'significant savings' after striking deal with Centre for Modelling and Simulation
High Speed 2
A Bristol company is working with Britain's High Speed 2 to make cost savings and improvements
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Budget 2021: The 45 English towns that will benefit from the Government’s Towns Fund
The Budget
In all 101 towns applied for funding, with the first successful areas - mostly in Tory constituencies - revealed during the Budget
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Budget 2021: West Midlands business leaders welcome 'upbeat' Budget but say Chancellor could have gone further
West Midlands
From new freeports to grants for the HS2 Interchange station, there was plenty for business leaders to mull over once Rishi Sunak had delivered his statement to the house
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