EU: Leave vote sweeps North West
More than three quarters of the North West’s local authority areas declared in favour of leaving the European Union.
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EU: Industry enters period of uncertainty
The first comments coming in from business leaders forecast short-term damage to the economy and call for a clear plan to reassure investors.
Anderson takes chair at combined authority
Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson has been appointed chairman of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, replacing Wirral leader Cllr Phil Davies, who had announced his intention to step down prior to the authority’s meeting on Friday.
AS2015: Apprenticeship levy set at 0.5%
Three million apprenticeships will be funded by 2020 through the levy on all businesses with more than £3m payroll costs, prompting mixed responses from industry.
MIPIM UK: Northern Powerhouse sets conference agenda
The first day of the MIPIM UK conference programme in London was dominated by talk of the Northern Powerhouse, with panel debates formed of council and businesses leaders delivering positive messages about the opportunities on offer.
Budget: Liverpool devolution talks ongoing
The government is working towards further devolution deals with Liverpool City Region, Sheffield and Leeds, West Yorkshire and partner authorities, to be agreed in parallel to the Spending Review.
Budget: Changes to student funding regime
Firms in the education building sector will be watching to see the impact on student places and higher education spending following radical changes to tuition fees and the grant system.
Osborne announces new industry-led schools
Government has announced two new technical schools for the North West aimed at filling skills gap in priority sectors; Crewe University Technical College and a Studio school at Deyes High in Sefton.
Anderson meets minister over ERDF threat
Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson is lobbying Government to prevent hundreds of millions of pounds of European funding being lost in the next round of ERDF.
