The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced that he will put new measures in place to help protect and expand office space for small businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs in London. Sadiq Khan made the announcement following the publication of new City Hall figures which show that since 2013, over 1.47 million square metres of […]
Oxford City Council has published a new report which sets out the technical evidence to support its case that Oxford’s unmet housing need is best addressed through urban extensions closest to the city. The report provides authoritative evidence of the exceptional circumstances justifying the need for a review of the inner boundaries of the Green […]
Professor Phil Redmond CBE has been appointed to drive forward a new partnership aimed at making Liverpool City Region the cultural and creative powerhouse of the north. The Cultural Partnership, which the UK City of Culture head and Mersey TV founder will Chair, will bring together different organisations and their resources to support a common cultural […]
A vision for the layout of Edinburgh’s George Street is set to be considered by councillors on the week of 6 June. The outcome of a year-long trial to increase pedestrian and cycling provision will be heard by the City of Edinburgh Council’s Transport and Environment Committee on Tuesday (7 June). Members will also discuss a series of design […]
On Tuesday 17th May, the Policy Connect Sustainability team made their way to the Edie.Live conference in Birmingham. Promising to be a key forum that puts sustainability and energy and resource management at the centre of business, Edie.Live saw 130 companies showcasing their innovations, products and services, with more than 120 speakers hosting sessions across […]
Cabinet Secretary for the Economy Keith Brown will meet key figures in the oil and gas industry in Aberdeen on 3 June as the Scottish Government continues to press for more support for the sector. Accompanied by Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse, Mr Brown will meet key oil and gas companies Nexen and EnQuest, trade unions, industry […]
Jenny Baxter was on 1 June announced as Project Director for Factory Manchester – the £110m multi art form cultural project being developed in Manchester, opening in 2019. Jenny Baxter is coming from a senior role at the BBC where she is currently Chief Operating Officer for BBC England based at MediaCityUK and will join […]
Plans to invest £350,000 repairing and restoring York’s historic City Walls will be considered at City of York Council’s Transport and Planning Decision Session on Thursday 9 June. Proposals for the first phase of works to repair and restore the York City Walls over the next five years (from 2016/17 to 2021) will be taken […]
SustainAbility’s sister company, Volans, on 31 may announced a strategic partnership with the UN Global Compact to create the Breakthrough Innovation Platform, targeted for launch in September 2016. The aim of the platform is to bridge between the linear world of incumbent companies and the increasingly exponential worlds of the insurgent innovators and entrepreneurs now driving an A-to-Z of […]
The Scottish Government will “listen carefully to business and search for constructive ideas about how it can support economic growth,” an audience of around 70 businesses heard in Edinburgh on 2 June. Cabinet Secretary for the Economy Keith Brown and Business Minister Paul Wheelhouse answered questions at a business breakfast celebrating the first anniversary of […]
