Investment

• Creative industries to get £20m ‘boost’

  The Government has announced a more than £20m boost to creative industries across England.

  

• Northern Powerhouse needs ‘clear break’ with original vision, report says

  The Government should commit to a ‘whole North’ approach to development rather than just focusing on the Manchester region, think tank says.

  

• West Midlands to invest £43m in ‘congestion busting projects’

  Local leaders in the West Midlands will this Friday consider plans to invest £43m in projects designed to tackle the region’s congestion problems.

  

• Manchester to double its contribution to arts venue

  Manchester City Council is set to more than double its contribution to delivering a new arts venue after the cost of project rose by nearly £20m.

  

• Multi-million pound North of Tyne devolution deal signed

  A devolution deal for the North of Tyne region has been approved in what the Government describes as an ‘unprecedented’ transfer of power from Westminster.

  

• Whitehall unveils £2bn property investment portfolio

  The Government has invited foreign investors to put their money into a range of new schemes.

  

• Combined authority launches ‘ambitious’ strategy to deliver 100,000 houses

  An ‘ambitious’ housing strategy to deliver up to 100,000 new homes across the Cambridge and Peterborough area has been agreed by the combined authority.

  

• Liverpool hospital to be built despite Carillion collapse

  The building of the New Royal Liverpool Hospital, whose future was in question after the collapse of Carillion, is to restart, the Government has announced.

  

• Khan announces projects to benefit from £112m business rates fund

  The mayor of London has unveiled the first projects to benefit from a £112m investment fund which has been generated from the growth of business rate receipts.

  

• County to borrow £120m for infrastructure improvements

  Oxfordshire County Council has approved plans to borrow £120m to repair roads and other council assets.