Scottish companies encouraged to bid for HS2 contracts Mar 23, 2021 Businesses in Scotland are being encouraged to bid for millions of pounds worth of upcoming contracts supporting the delivery of HS2. The number of businesses north of the border who have so far registered an interest in becoming a potential HS2 supplier is significantly lower than in other parts of the UK. Just 29 Scottish […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
North Lanarkshire commits £500m to long-term towns improvement programme Mar 22, 2021 North Lanarkshire Council has agreed a five-year £500m capital investment programme which it hopes will begin the process of transforming eight of its major town centres. The plan will combine with planned housing investment and City Deal funding to deliver £1.2bn for ambitious regeneration proposals in Airdrie, Bellshill, Coatbridge, Cumbernauld, Kilsyth, Motherwell, Shotts and Wishaw. […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Big investment wins for North East as Chancellor emphasises determination to level up economy Mar 3, 2021 The North East was a big winner in today’s budget which stuck to the ‘levelling up the country’ theme that has become a mantra of Chancellor Rishi Sunak. Teesside was named as one of eight new Freeports while Darlington won the battle to be the location of the new Treasury department, which will mean hundreds […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
£25m Tay Cities Deal grant unlocks major building programme at the University of Dundee Feb 23, 2021 The University of Dundee is set to embark on a major building programme thanks to a £25m investment from the Scottish government. Work on overhauling facilities linked to the biomedical department is due to start in January 2022 and be completed by the summer of 2023. The planning application is due to be reviewed at […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
