As we move into spring, momentum is building towards further devolved powers for Glasgow City Region. And rightly so, as we see yet further unprecedented funding and powers being granted to English City Regions, with announcements this month by Rachel Reeves of £1.7 billion of new investment for city regions…
Glasgow City Region has welcomed new financial powers which can unlock massive investment opportunities and drive jobs and growth. Hailing the newly designated tax site as a major step towards empowering Metropolitan Glasgow, City Region Cabinet Chair and leader of Glasgow City Council Susan Aitken said the move means tens…
Full Business Cases have been approved for two elements of East Dunbartonshire Council’s £46.77 million Place and Growth Programme, supported by the Glasgow City Region City Deal, which will breathe new life into Bishopbriggs town centre and unlock economic opportunities. The projects were greenlit at the Region’s Chief Executives’ Group…
Local people are benefitting from 336 employment opportunities through the Glasgow City Region City Deal. Hundreds of local young people are continuing to benefit from apprenticeship and new entrant opportunities delivered through City Deal contracts. This Scottish Apprenticeship Week, figures show that City Deal contractors have committed to creating 86…
Glasgow City Council is to allocate £6.56 million of additional City Deal funding towards a new commercial space project in Dalmarnock, which will provide 40,000 square feet of flexible hybrid office, industrial, High Value Manufacturing (HVM) and R&D space. The space there is expected to be of great interest to…
Glasgow City Region has launched a further £20 million fund dedicated to expanding the amount of laboratory space and infrastructure across the Region. The funding is targeted at developers, site owners and consortiums which are seeking to deliver new or expanded specialist laboratory space (wet, dry, incubator or follow on).…
Four fintech companies have been awarded £50,000 each through the Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL), funded by the Glasgow City Region Innovation Accelerator programme, following its latest Future of Wealth Innovation Call delivered by FinTech Scotland in partnership with SuperTech WM. The six-week programme concluded on 15 January with a…
Ambitious plans that will see 35 million trees planted by four Climate Forests, including the GCR Green Network’s Clyde Climate Forest, have been praised by the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands. Across the Central Belt, Climate Forests including Clyde Climate Forest aim to plan millions of…
A new phase in the restoration of George Square, part of the wider Glasgow City Region Avenues programme, will kick off a big year in the transformation of Glasgow city centre. Work to extend the world-class look and feel of the new George Square to surrounding roads will begin next…
A new £5.9 million railway bridge in West Dunbartonshire has entered service, with the first trains crossing the bridge on 2 January 2026. The bridge was moved into position on Boxing Day, following the excavation of more than 80,000 tonnes of material. Engineers then case the bridge on location using…
