Northern Powerhouse

MPs demand government invest £100bn into the north's rail and roads by 2050

More than 80 MPs are continuing to pile on the pressure by calling on the chancellor to invest £100bn into the north's rail and roads.

4 years 7 months ago
Northern Powerhouse gets £1.5bn boost as ministers meet on Tyneside

Prime minister Theresa May announces a £1.5bn investment to boost the Northern Powerhouse.

4 years 8 months ago
Inaugural Northern Powerhouse Business Summit to be held this summer

A three-day summit will mark the first Northern Powerhouse Business Summit and will focus on the future direction of the Northern Powerhouse.

4 years 10 months ago
Northern leaders back 30-year transport plan to transform region's economy

Transport for the North has agreed a draft strategic transport plan aimed at improving the way both people and goods travel.

5 years 3 months ago
Calling all consultancy and engineering firms in the north

A chance for consultancy and engineering businesses to shape the Northern Powerhouse agenda.

5 years 3 months ago
Citizens’ assembly could put people at the heart of Northern Powerhouse, report says

Lord Victor Adebowale hosted the launch of the ‘Putting the People in the Powerhouse’ report which proposes a more people-focused Northern Powerhouse.

5 years 3 months ago
Northern Powerhouse Conference 2018 postponed

A high-profile conference on the Northern Powerhouse due to take place next year has been shelved.

5 years 3 months ago
Northern business and political leaders call for investment commitment ahead of budget

Business and political leaders in the north want to see a renewed commitment to the Northern Powerhouse vision with investment in various sectors.

5 years 3 months ago
Sheffield city leaders spell out demands for better rail services

The Sheffield City Region LEP and other public and private sector organisations in south Yorkshire have written a joint letter to government with a 10-point list of priorities for better rail services.

5 years 5 months ago
Chancellor flies north to reassure the metro mayors

Philip Hammond is visiting projects in the north of England while meeting the newly elected metro mayors to restate government's message of commitment to the Northern Powerhouse.

5 years 6 months ago