GMLEP News
Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Growth Deal Summary 2019
2019 has been a prosperous year for the Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership in terms of investment and improvements for the city region. Working with GMCA, the GM LEP secured £494.5m of Growth Deal investment between 2015 and 2021, to help to create...
Andy Burnham Inspires Students At FutureSkills College Conference
The Mayor of Greater Manchester and LEP board member Andy Burnham attended the inaugural creative media conference at the FutureSkills college in Media City, and gave an inspiring speech to 150 students about careers in the media and creative industries. The £4M...
Construction Work Begins On Manchester Metropolitan University’s £35M School Of Digital Arts Facility
Construction is underway on Manchester Metropolitan University’s School of Digital Arts – with £19.4m out of the £35m state-of-the-art project funded by the Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership and Combined Authority. Opening in 2021, the School of Digital...
£3M Greater Manchester Road Improvements Begin In 2020
Two huge road projects will soon start with £3m funding set to get signed off. Roadworks on two huge Greater Manchester projects are set to begin next year as Salford council looks to sign off on more than £3m funding next week The overall project is worth £19.8m,...
Greater Manchester Social Enterprise Advisory Group
The Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership and the Combined Authority are calling upon social enterprise leaders to apply to join a new initiative to help drive forward an ambitious agenda for social enterprise throughout the city-region. The Social...
LEP board member appointed Chief Executive of Capital Theatres
Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership board member Fiona Gibson has been appointed new chief executive of the trust that runs Edinburgh’s Festival and King’s theatres. She is currently interim chief executive at Liverpool’s Everyman and Playhouse Theatres...