Glasgow City Region has taken the biggest leap forward this year, more than any other. We have also ended 2025 on an enormous high, with vital progress on Devolution and exciting developments on our Clyde Mission and Local Innovation Partnership programmes. Our new Regional overview film showcases the scope…
Work on a £4 million Glasgow City Region City Deal road improvement on the A78 at Inverkip is complete. The project, which is the third major City Deal development to be delivered by Inverclyde Council, includes new signalised junctions at Main Street and Kip Marina and a T-junction at Brueacre…
Glasgow City Region leaders met today at the Queens Quay Energy Centre in Clydebank to launch a £25 million fund for projects that support and accelerate the transition from fossil fuel heating to low-carbon alternative heating systems. Focused on the river corridor as part of a £40 million Scottish…
Glasgow City Region has launched a £25 million Open Call for ambitious project funding proposals that will drive local innovation and grow the economy, providing a vital boost to businesses within the Region’s Health and Life Sciences sector. The Open Call is targeted at projects which are delivering transformative research…
Great news at today’s State of the City Economy Conference in Glasgow as Scotland’s First Minister, John Swinney, announced that the Scottish Government will introduce new legislation in the next Parliament to enable us to establish a legal entity for the region that will provide the foundation for a devolution…
Glasgow City Region is to receive £348,000 in funding from the UK Government’s Regulatory Innovation Office to develop specific guidelines which will enable social landlords across the whole of the UK to deploy sensor technology that will improve tenants experience and save them time and money. Announced at the recent…
This Living Wage Week, Glasgow City Region is marking a major milestone in its campaign to become a Living Wage Place, surpassing its ambitious year one target of 200 new Living Wage accredited employers in the Region. Glasgow City Region launched the campaign to Make Glasgow City Region a Living…
Barrhead Housing is expanding its innovative smart homes programme thanks to new funding awarded through Glasgow City Region’s 5G Innovation Region (Smart and Connected Social Places) initiative. Building on the success of an initial pilot phase, the extended project will see sensor technology installed in 28 further homes across East…
The National Wealth Fund (NWF) today launches a new and enhanced regional offer, designed to accelerate the development and delivery of key growth and clean energy projects across the UK. The Regional Project Accelerator will transform NWF’s support, focusing its support and wider investment expertise on the places and projects…
New cash boosts of £20m each for Greater Manchester, West Midlands and Glasgow City Region will help to deliver game-changing local innovations like robotics to unlock new medicines or AI that can spot illnesses earlier. The funding package will give access to a total of £50m each to fund innovations…
