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Core Cities Cabinet issues letter to Chancellor inviting discussion on implementation of the Heseltine Review

27 Mar 2013

The Core Cities Cabinet met recently in Newcastle and have issued a letter to the Chancellor inviting a discussion on how to implement the Heseltine Review, which has been welcomed by all the citie...

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Core Cities Welcome High Speed Announcement

28 Jan 2013

CORE CITIES CABINET POSITION STATEMENT: HIGH SPEED ROUTE ANNOUNCEMENT The Core Cities (Birmingham; Bristol; Leeds; Liverpool; Manchester; Newcastle; Nottingham; and Sheffield) welcome the commi...

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Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Cities meet with new Core Cities Cabinet to discuss HS2, growth and rebalancing the economy

28 Jan 2013

New ‘Cabinet of Core Cities’ meets with the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Cities to welcome HS2 as a “game-changer” for local and national economic ...

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New Cabinet of Core Cities calls on government to join them in an "ambitious programme" to maximise economic potential of the regions

18 Jan 2013

A new Cabinet of Core Cities has today written to the Prime Minister urging Government to participate in “an ambitious programme for jobs and growth” to maximise the...

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Core Cities Group welcomes Lord Heseltine’s call for devolution and freedom for local economic growth

31 Oct 2012

  The Core Cities Group today welcomed the publication of the ‘Heseltine Review’, No Stone Unturned in Pursuit of Growth, which makes 89 recommendations for greater economic st...

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Second wave of city deals announced

29 Oct 2012

  The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Cities Minister Greg Clark today announced a second wave of city deals, extending the opportunity beyond Core Cities to gain radical new powe...

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Core Cities Group welcomes ground breaking new evidence on role of major cities

23 Oct 2012

  The Core Cities Group today welcomed the publication of a new report into the critical role of ‘second tier’ cities in delivering economic success for nations across Europe.&...

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Core Cities supports GovKnow's Local Government Regeneration & Growth Conference 2013Core Cities supports GovKnow's Local Government Regeneration & Growth Conference 2013

Core Cities supports GovKnow's Local Government Regeneration & Growth Conference 2013

Event: 7 Feb 2013 9:00am - All day

  Local Government Regeneration & Growth Conference | Thursday 7th February 2013 | Central London   With the UK now in a double dip recession, now more than ever, localiti...

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Core Cities work on infrastructure investment acknowledged in new report by ResPublica

6 Aug 2012

A new report from the think tank ResPublica identifies key challenges facing infrastructure finance and puts forward proposals for a new form of financing which could attract new investment.&n...

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Government announces railway investment

17 Jul 2012

  The Government's announcement on 16/07/2012 of £9.4 billion investment in railway infrastructure includes plans for the electrification of key routes and increasing capacity on...

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