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Manchester Metropolitan University to build new tower halls for thousands of students
Unite
The first phase of the development is hoped to be complete by September 2029
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Major project launched to shape the future of Hull city centre
property news
A public consultation on Hull City Centre Vision will take place over the next six weeks
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Manchester's building boom falters to 'lowest level in 10 years' as huge developments fall through
Deloitte
New figures have shown that 20 building projects began in Manchester in 2024, the 'lowest level in 10 years' - as the city's building boom falters
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Somerset Council could raise tax by 7.5% in bid to prevent bankruptcy
Somerset
The local authority has a funding gap of £66m for the 2025-2026 financial year
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New lab space and trackless trams – the vision for Liverpool's £1bn Knowledge Quarter as it bids to attract science and tech firms to the city region
Economic Development
'If a customer grows and moves and expands and goes to somewhere else in the country, we lose them to Liverpool'
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Royal Navy tugboat crews balloted for strike action
Employment
The crews are based at Devonport, Portsmouth, Faslane, Great Harbour Greenock and Kyle of Lochalsh
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North East firms more optimistic about their own fortunes, despite waning confidence in the economy
Economy
Regional firms cited investment in staff, introducing new products and services and breaking into new markets as priority growth activities
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Five policies that Chancellor Rachel Reeves hopes will fire up the economy
By City AM
This week has been all about driving economic growth, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves announcing a series of measures that she hopes will end more than a decade of stagnation
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Plans to build £1bn visitor economy across Hull and East Yorkshire in next four years
Leisure & Touism
Visit Hull & East Yorkshire's master plan includes more national and international marketing
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Venture capital investment in South West firms soars 82%
South West
The highest proportion of deals took place in Bristol, with companies spanning a range of sectors
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£389m awarded to West Midlands to boost economy and living standards
West Midlands
This is said to be the first 'integrated settlement' handed to any English region
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Cardiff Parkway new train station and integrated business park project approved by Welsh Government
Welsh Government
First Minister has given planning consent for the project at St Mellons on the
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Manchester wants to be a £15bn tourist city – here’s how it will do it (with the help of Manchester City and Oasis)
Noel Gallagher
Tourism leaders say Greater Manchester should become the most visited º£½ÇÊÓƵ city-region outside of London and a top 20 European destination
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Somerset Council warns over bankruptcy without steep council tax rise
Politics
The local authority is already having to slim down its workforce to balance its budget for the 2025/26 financial year
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Don’t forget the North: Business leaders react to Chancellor's vision for economic growth
North West
Call for investment in North West tech hubs
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The stratospheric rise of advanced material electronics in the North East
Technology
A cluster that so far comprises fewer than 60 companies could have the potential to deliver nearly £900m to the region's economy
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Manchester's £77m 'upside down' office block could become Northern Quarter landmark
Economic Development
The 18-storey 'tech hub' has been designed to fit in with the Express Building on the opposite side of Great Ancoats Street
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Two major North East industrial schemes leap forward amid lettings and planning approvals
property news
Integra 61 has announced a significant letting to a listed business, while planning approval has been granted at a 'game-changing' Sunderland site
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º£½ÇÊÓƵ government delays 'could threaten' AstraZeneca's new £450m vaccine facility in Liverpool
Pharmaceuticals
Last year it was reported that AstraZeneca was considering moving the manufacturing of its Covid-19 jab overseas amid a 'deadlock' in its talks with the º£½ÇÊÓƵ government
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Rachel Reeves' National Wealth Fund backs Cornish tin mining project
South West
The government fund is investing in Cornish Metals as part of wider fundraise by the AIM-listed company
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New Tyneside film production company launched to make blockbusters in region
Economy
Neil Marshall and Libby Walker have launched Nana Peg Productions and they have 'big plans for the North East'
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Andy Burnham hails £250m redevelopment that could bring 1,200 new jobs
Economic Development
The 17-acre site is one of the biggest undeveloped brownfield sites under single ownership in Greater Manchester
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Mayor recruits business leaders for new taskforce
West Midlands
Senior leaders from across the West Midlands will work with Mayor Richard Parker on challenges related to growth, jobs, homes and transport
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Huge new neighbourhood to be built on outskirts of Barnstaple
Housing
The joint venture between Lovell and LiveWest will see hundreds of properties built over the next 10 years
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