Economic growth

• Report highlights growth in Greater Thames Valley region

  Nearly 37,000 small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) were launched in the Greater Thames Valley in one year, a new report into the economic impact of the GTV has revealed.

  

• Combined authority bids for £200m government investment

  The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has bid for more than £200m of government investment in its Autumn Budget submission.

  

• Northern Powerhouse gets £400m funding boost

  Chancellor Philip Hammond is expected to announce an extra £400m for the north of England at the Conservative Party conference today.

  

• Mayor warns about 'reputational damage' caused by LEP

  The Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) in Cambridgeshire is causing the area ‘reputational damage’ the combined authority’s mayor has warned.

  

• Bolton publishes £1bn masterplan

  A £1bn blueprint to create 1,800 new homes, 7,400 new jobs and generate £412m economic activity in Bolton has been published by the council.

  

• Bookmakers: a boost for the high street

  High streets risk losing another full rate paying high street retailer as betting shops come under pressure.

  

• Time to support our ‘non-statutory’ economic development practitioners

  Economic development practitioners should be provided with the right skills in order to ensure success of interventions, argues Suzanne Malcolm.

  

• Place-based policy could provide £90bn year boost to economy, says green paper

  Giving the UK’s biggest cities more power and freedom over service provision could boost the country’s economy by up to £90m a year, a new report has argued.

  

• Coastal communities ‘worst performing areas’, according to new study

  Britain’s coastal communities are among the worst ranked parts of the country across a range of economic and social indicators, new report finds.

  

• 'Devolution deadlock' putting growth at risk warns councils

  Council leaders have called on the Government to reignite its ‘stalled’ devolution plans.