A major new injection of cash into North East Scotland’s economy has been announced with the signing of a new UK City Deal fund of up to £250m.The agreement will be Scotland’s second UK City Deal, following Glasgow’s arrangement agreed in 2014, and will again see equal funding committed by the UK and Scottish Governments. […]
Cyclists, pedestrians and drivers are set to benefit when work starts on a £4.5m upgrade of Rising Bridge roundabout. Highways England is providing new traffic lights, pedestrian crossings and cycle lanes, linking villages, schools and businesses on either side of the busy A56. The roundabout – which links the A56 to the A680 Blackburn Road […]
The UK Government’s policy to close all coal-fired power stations by 2025, combined with the retirement of the majority of the UK’s ageing nuclear fleet and growing electricity demand will leave the UK facing a 40-55% electricity supply gap, according to a new report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. It has released Engineering the […]
The Mayor of London and the Chair of London Councils’ Transport and Environment Committee have welcomed £13m of new funding to encourage the greater use of electric and ultra-low emission vehicles. The funding announcement forms part of a Government scheme called ‘Go Ultra Low Cities’ that aims to make the use of electric and sustainable […]
Scotland’s Deputy First Minister John Swinney has welcomed the Export Statistics Scotland 2014 figures published. The figures show that between 2010 and 2014 international exports increased by £4.0bn (17.3%), increasing from £23.4bn in 2010 to £27.5bn in 2014. Exports have continued to increase in businesses classed in the service sector (up 0.6%) and the ‘other’ […]
Ministers in Wales have confirmed £16.5m will be released for regeneration projects across Wales in the coming year. Following the publication of the Public Accounts Committee’s report into the Regeneration Investment Fund for Wales, it has been agreed that the funding will be transferred from RIFW to the Welsh Government intended to be invested in […]
A new programme to support cyber security startups has been announced by the Government, which it hopes will help develop ‘innovative technical solutions’ to keep the UK safe from cyber attacks. Help, advice and support will be available to cyber security start ups through the ‘Early Stage Accelerator Programme’ to help develop their products and […]
The government has published details of 600 acres of surplus public sector land across the UK, as part of its drive to deliver tens of thousands of new homes and boost local growth. Housing Minister Brandon Lewis urged developers to seize the opportunity and build the homes hard-working people want and deserve. The Homes and […]
The first ever comprehensive register of public land in London has been published by the London Land Commission revealing 40,000 sites across the capital, including the capacity to deliver a minimum of 130,000 homes. The Commission, chaired by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Housing and Planning Minister Brandon Lewis, appointed Savills to compile […]
New figures have revealed that the UK’s creative industries are now worth £84.1bn per year to the UK economy. British films, music, video games, crafts and publishing are taking a lead role in driving the UK’s economic recovery, according to the latest Government statistics. The figures show the sector growing at almost twice the rate […]
