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Economic Development

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Danielle Hicks

13:22, 20 DEC 2017
Updated14:18, 21 DEC 2017

Mike Hopkins, Principal South and City College Birmingham; David Hykin, Lloyds Banking Group; Paul Jennings, Chair, Extracare Charitable Trustees. (Image: John Hipkiss)1 of 6
Stephen Teagle, CE Partnership and Regeneration, Galliford Try; Councillor Peter Douglas Osborn, Birmingham City Council; Jason Dodd, Nicol Thomas. (Image: John Hipkiss)2 of 6
Peter Hay, Peter Hay Consulting; Councillor Peter Griffiths, Birmingham City Council. (Image: John Hipkiss)3 of 6
Carol and Alex Stephenson CBE, Manufacturing Technology Centre. (Image: John Hipkiss)4 of 6
Andy Street CBE, Mayor of West Midlands; Barry Stimpson, Extracare Volunteer; Mick Laverty, Chief Executive, Extracare Charitable Trust. (Image: John Hipkiss)5 of 6
Paul Sabapathy CVO CBE, Board Member, Bournville Village Trust: Caroline Cormack, Midlands Homes and Community Agency; Derek Seedhouse, Adullam Homes Housing Association. (Image: John Hipkiss)6 of 6

Construction Business park to be built on top of A38 despite fears for ancient road Members of South Hams Council's development management committee have voted in favour of the plan

Home Bargains owner's property push continues with 200-home development plan near £100m station

The proposals would see a 13-storey residential-led mixed use scheme developed in Liverpool's Baltic Triangle

Soho House Manchester opening date confirmed

Opening has since been hit by numerous delays but bosses 'excited' to move forward

'Transformational change' planned for town as it hopes to benefit from East Manchester regeneration

Droylsden is the only Tameside town on the inside of the M60, meaning it is the closest geographically to Manchester.

14 'smart hubs' to be installed in Newquay despite concerns

Business Improvement District

The town's business improvement district has welcomed the plans but some residents aren't happy

Economic Development £6.1m brownfield development to deliver new affordable homes in Merseyside Project backed by the Liverpool City Region's 'Brownfield Land Fund'

14 'smart hubs' to be installed in Newquay despite concerns

Business Improvement District

The town's business improvement district has welcomed the plans but some residents aren't happy

Plans for 950-home neighbourhood near Bristol with public green space

The majority of the site in Warmley would be transformed into accessible open space, developers said

Second home tax £12.5m windfall for Welsh council

Pembrokeshire Council is reducing the tax premium on second homes

Business park to be built on top of A38 despite fears for ancient road

Members of South Hams Council's development management committee have voted in favour of the plan

Employment Large building supplies depot shuts with potential job losses The Plymouth branch of RGB Building Supplies has ceased trading

Trump's new pharma policy sends GSK and AstraZeneca shares tumbling

The President announced the new plans in his latest Truth Social tirade

Government leads £1bn investment into 1,000-job factory in Sunderland

Recruitment is to start next week on a 1,000-job expansion of the AESC battery plant in Sunderland after a Government-led investment of £1bn

London Stock Exchange is 'at rock bottom' and 'doesn't have long left', warn fund managers

A group of leading fund managers warned that sentiment towards the London Stock Exchange is at rock bottom following a meeting with a Downing Street special adviser.

HSBC and Standard Chartered shares surge as US-China trade war tensions cool

HSBC and Standard Chartered surged as much as 7.7% and 3.9% respectively on Monday morning as trade tensions between the US and China appeared to ease

Black Communities Major South West heritage and belonging project awarded £1.25m from National Lottery The 'UnMuseum' project will work with Black-led organisations across the region to deliver events, commission cultural works and create spaces of learning

Gym launched by former Olympian to open in Birmingham

Luxe Fitness will launch its fourth branch and first in the Midlands by the end of this year

£6.1m brownfield development to deliver new affordable homes in Merseyside

Economic Development

Project backed by the Liverpool City Region's 'Brownfield Land Fund'

Brent Cross shopping centre in London taken over in £200m deal

The deal will see Hammerson raise its stake in the shopping centre to over 90 per cent

Zilch's customer base balloons as it tops £4bn in sales for retailers

The fintech industry has seen a record year of growth, with the ��Ƶ leading the way as the top unicorn breeder in the region with 41 firms topping a $1bn valuation.

'How I created a successful business in two years with minimal investment'

Toluwa Oyeleye set up her behavioural change consultancy in 2023 to help workplaces empower staff

Mayor of London's Oxford Street plan must include 'vital' new feature, ��Ƶ business leaders say

Sadiq Khan has been told that his plan to pedestrianise Oxford Street must include a key new feature, which is vital to the success of his plan, according to business leaders

The impact on Welsh farmers from trade deals with the US and India

NFU Cymru deputy president Abi Reader dissects the two trade deals the ��Ƶ has struck

Interest rate reduction by Bank of England set to decrease mortgage costs, analysts predict

The Bank of England's decision to cut interest rates is set to encourage major banks to cut mortgages, analysts have predicted

Boss of restaurant chain Steak of the Art on future of Bristol site

Steve Bowen spoke exclusively to Business Live about fighting to keep his Bristol restaurant open for business

David Beckham and Gary Neville target Premier League after joining Salford City ownership group

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Former England captain inspired by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's work at Wrexham

��Ƶ-US trade deal provides 'much-needed certainty' - West Midlands business leaders react

The news that import tariffs on vehicles going into the US have been dropped to ten per cent has been seen as a major boost to the West Midlands manufacturing sector

Business leaders hail ��Ƶ-US deal – but say more details needed after months of 'turmoil'

Interest rate cut also welcomed

Aston Martin stock soars as US eases car tariffs ahead of trade deal with ��Ƶ

The FTSE 250 stock was up ten per cent in the early afternoon, after reports that US car tariffs on the ��Ƶ would ease.

Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4.25%

The Monetary Policy Committee voted by a majority of five to four to reduce rates

Rolls-Royce wins major MoD contract for RAF Typhoon fighter jets

Most of the work will take place at the company's ��Ƶ defence HQ in Bristol

National Wealth Fund leads £1.35bn deal for North East renewable energy project

A project that puts the North East at the heart of the ��Ƶ’s renewable energy infrastructure has been backed by £1.35m from the Government and major banks.