County Road put forward for £1m uplift
Liverpool City Council’s cabinet will this week be asked to approve the submission of County Road, Walton as its candidate for a city region-wide improvement programme.
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First sheds further assets as bus changes loom
Rotala has agreed terms to purchase a seven-acre Bolton depot from First Manchester in a £5.3m deal that also includes the majority of First buses operating from the site.
May: Build bigger, build better, build more beautiful
In what is set to be one of her last public appearances as Prime Minister, Theresa May spoke at the Chartered Institute of Housing conference in Manchester, outlining what she felt the Government had achieved for the sector in the three years under her control.
Damaging uncertainty around HS2, say council leaders
As Boris Johnson lines up plans for a review into HS2 should he become Prime Minister, Northern councils leaders have penned a joint letter to the Conservative leadership contenders, stating that failure to invest in railways would show "once again the North has been overlooked by Westminster".
Greater Manchester releases industrial plan
The city region’s leadership has joined with Government in publishing the Greater Manchester Local Industrial Strategy, the long-term plan aimed at increasing productivity.
Debate nature of Public-Private Partnerships on 27 June
Speakers from the Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region Combined Authorities, and Warrington, Salford and Lancashire councils, will discuss what makes a successful partnership with the private sector at Meet the Authorities later this month.
Government gives Berry housing and business remit
The Northern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry MP will now also be a joint minister at the Ministry of Housing and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.
Changes at top following local elections
Following local election results earlier this month, councils across the region have confirmed various changes to leadership and portfolio holders.
Leadership changes at Cheshire West
Louise Gittins is set to take over as leader of Cheshire West & Chester Council after the ruling Labour group lost its majority at this month’s elections.
Government accused of a job half-done on safety
Greater Manchester leaders and residents of at-risk buildings have said that the Government’s pledge of £200m to replace ACM cladding on private buildings stops short of addressing the problems they face.
