GMLEP News
Cllr Bev Craig responds to Centre for Cities “At the frontier” report
Think tank Centre for Cities has published a report – At the frontier: The geography of the UK’s new economy – which maps out the geography of knowledge-intensive sectors and calls for the creation of a £14.5 billion growth package to support innovation districts in...
Arts, culture, heritage, nature, and environment collaboration could add £2.7bn to Northern Economy
Arts, culture, heritage, nature and environment working together could provide an extra £2.7bn to the Northern economy, helping to tackle the cost-of-living crisis and regenerate the North, including Greater Manchester. This is according to the NP11 group, a...
Manchester and Salford named UK’s most generous cities
Manchester has been named the UK's most generous city for charitable donations for the second year running, with Salford coming in second place The accolade is based on donations made on the fundraising site GoFundMe. Figures released by the fundraising...
New training opportunities launched to plug skills gaps in Greater Manchester economy
More than 1,000 people in Greater Manchester are set to benefit from even more free training which will boost their skills, thanks to a programme designed to plug skills gaps across a variety of key industries. The new Skills for Growth courses will provide...
Vodafone opens UK’s first Edge innovation lab at HOST, MediaCity to support the growth of Greater Manchester’s digital sector
Vodafone has opened the UK’s first Edge innovation lab at HOST, MediaCity to support the growth of digital industries in the Greater Manchester area and create a Northern digital powerhouse. The Edge Innovation Lab at HOST, the Home of Skills & Technology, will...
Landmark agreement between Greater Manchester and Innovate UK to boost innovation and R&D
GMCA, Innovation Greater Manchester sign Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Innovate UK Agreement for parties to work together to strengthen research clusters and drive innovation in the region MOU a further step in realising Innovation Greater Manchester vision...