Trio among first seven Town Deals offered
Blackpool, Barrow-in-Furness and Warrington are among the first seven locations to have funding bids accepted as part of the Government’s much-vaunted levelling-up programme.
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Trio of councils pursue cross-border Bay Area authority
The local authorities of Barrow, Lancaster and South Lakeland have confirmed their support to progress a process that could lead to a formal bid for a new unitary council governing Morecambe Bay.
Cumbria pushes on with Combined Authority plan
A Cumbria County Council cabinet report has asked that chief executive Katherine Fairclough be authorised to submit a business case to Government that would see it and six district councils replaced by a new body.
Place North West launches 2020 Media Pack
This year will see fresh services launched including a development map to complement news stories and branded content production for partners.
Cumbria gains Coastal Communities boost
Whitehaven Harbour is set to receive £2.45m for a water sports and recreational activities centre as part of the Government’s Coastal Communities Fund.
Local elections knock back £19m Sands Centre
Although a decision was originally due to be made this month, a fresh timetable for the delivery of the leisure centre in Carlisle has been pushed back beyond May’s local elections.
Greater Manchester second in Help to Buy take-up
The city region was behind only London in completed Help to Buy property purchases, with Cheshire also among the top six, according to research based on statistics released by the Ministry for Housing, Communities & Local Government.
Three North West authorities to benefit from planning fund
The £15.8m first wave of the Planning Delivery Fund has allocated money to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Liverpool City Region and Eden Council.
Regional authorities secure OPE funding
The sixth phase of the One Public Estate project has seen four North West areas tap into a total funding round of £8.7m.
As-it-happened: Labour takes both city region mayoral seats
Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram have won convincingly the first elections for mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region.
