Stop Press: Devolution talks for North East and Durham
Durham is to be invited to agree a county devolution deal with the government and negotiations have been announced for an expanded mayoral combined authority for the North East, the…
White Paper this week. But any new money?
Billions of pounds for regenerating brownfield sites and building thousands of homes will be announced in the Levelling Up White Paper this week. But the announcement led to an immediate…
North East left behind again as Lancs heads for devo deal
Councillors in Ribble Valley are reported to have broken into applause after approving plans for a Greater Lancashire devolution deal which could unlock £5.6bn over seven years to invest in…
No levelling up cash for manufacturing – report
Evidence which has been accumulating on this website in recent days that there will be no more funding for levelling up beyond what has already been announced continues to mount.…
Ben warns Boris…again
For the second time in four months Tees Valley’s Tory Mayor, Ben Houchen, has issued a stark warning to Prime Minister Boris Johnson: ‘Make progress on levelling up or risk…
This is not levelling up, Minister
News of some small-scale regional economic development continues to emerge following the recent Budget and Spending Review, and an obscure government announcement of 477 grants throughout the UK, including the…
No special levelling up help for North East councils next year
An opportunity to support levelling up through council budgets was missed for another 12 months yesterday when the government announced the local government funding package for 2022-23. Councils in England…
No new levelling up cash for councils next year
An opportunity to support levelling up through council budgets was missed for another 12 months just before Christmas when the government announced the local government funding package for 2022-23. Councils…
Tory lord to chair Transport for North – report
The government is seeking to counter the influence of Labour metro mayors over northern England’s transport ambitions by appointing a former Conservative cabinet minister as chair of Transport for the…
Middlesbrough gets first London rail link for 30 years
Middlesbrough’s first direct rail service to London for more than 30 years was launching today to cross-party acclaim. Azuma trains operated by LNER will run once daily in each direction…
London incomes rise 30 times faster that North East’s since election – report
Average disposable real incomes in the North East have risen by less than £20 a year (or less than 0.1%) since the general election in December 2019 – the smallest…
Levelling up is about place, Haldane suggests
New evidence that the government’s answer to the question whether levelling up is about people or places is ‘places’ came today from Andy Haldane, head of the Levelling Up Task…
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