Feeling festive with funding for high streets, aerospace and creative industries
As 2018 draws to a close, I’m delighted that the West of England is getting some early Christmas presents. Earlier this month, Greg Clark, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy [...]
Boost for our high streets, homes and creative sector
Great news - we’re looking at investing up to £10m in boosting our region’s high streets, with a proposal for three pilot projects – in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire. [...]
It’s time to strengthen devolution and re-focus funding on regional priorities
It was a momentous occasion this week as I welcomed my Regional Mayor colleagues from across the country to the West of England – it was the first time that we had met together [...]
Investing in better opportunities for residents and better outcomes for business
We had a great turnout for the launch of the Local Industrial Strategy – with more than 100 delegates attending from across the region – including businesses large and small, universities, colleges and the [...]
