The NE economy treads water, regional unemployment becomes a UK outlier, and mixed news in Sunderland
Nine hundred year old Auckland Castle, in Bishop Auckland, once the private palace of the Prince Bishops of Durham, has
ESCoe regional growth figures suggest the SW sits bottom of the UK rankings, SW unemployment remains very low but the region loses its crown to Northern Ireland
The pooling of cross-border skills and expertise on both sides of the Severn estuary could drive prosperity for the region.
Regional growth figures suggest a pick up in the EE economy and the increase in regional pay the best in the UK
On infrastructure investment the region did well this month. Of the £100m spend announced by the Department of Transport, £19.8m
The NW economy ranked third, the region tops house price growth, and competition concerns on the West Coast mainline
Ministers have called a halt to fracking following a report from the Oil and Gas Authority. The authority raised concerns
ONS and ESCoe regional growth figures suggest the EM plummets down the UK rankings over nine months, the economy contracts in Q1, but a good increase in regional pay
The mechanism by which councils will have the opportunity to bid for funding of up to £25m as part of the government’s
The WM economy slips down the UK rankings, a significant decrease in regional unemployment, and internal discord perceptible during the HS2 review
The mechanism by which councils will have the opportunity to bid for funding of up to £25m as part of the government’s
ONS figures show the region’s economy the only part of the UK to contract, a whopping fall in Y&H unemployment, and Bradford the most improved place in the UK
Chinese firm Jingye will invest £1.2bn in British Steel after it provisionally agreed to rescue the steelmaker. British Steel employs
Over the summer Scotland’s economy moves up to fourth in the UK rankings, some concerns over the unemployment rate, and consultation on the replacement for EU structural funds begins
The UK government has promised to replace EU funding to the regions with a new UK Shared Prosperity Fund. EU
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