Amy Balloch

A new Forestry and Woodland Strategy for Glasgow City Region is set to boost the number of trees in the area by a further 18 million over the next 10 years. Currently the Region’s forests and woodlands cover around 60,000 hectares, but the strategy highlights that a further 9,000 hectares could […]

Construction of the Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside project will help to create jobs now, generate vital work for local suppliers and accelerate Renfrewshire’s recovery from the economic impact of Covid-19. That’s according to a new report being considered next week by Renfrewshire Council’s Leadership Board which sets out the […]

Three international engineering teams are in the running to build the first opening road bridge over the River Clyde. The crossing connecting Renfrew to Clydebank and Yoker will require hundreds of construction staff and forms the centre-piece of a major infrastructure project to transform the Clyde waterfront. Following an initial […]

A key partnership between Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Business School came to fruition this week, as ambitious enterprises nurtured by the Glasgow City Deal business accelerator Tontine, completed iGAP@Tontine – a specially created programme designed to help companies with aspirations to scale-up. Drawing on their experience of the Growth […]

Scotland’s first Innovation District was officially launched at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow on Friday 1st February. Glasgow City Innovation District is transforming the way academia, business and industry collaborate to bring competitive advantage to Scotland. The model – which is recognised for improving productivity, creating jobs and attracting inward […]

Kevin Rush, Director of Regional Economic Growth, outlines progress being made and how the City Deal is stimulating further growth and investment. Glasgow City Region is one of the largest in the UK, with a population of 1.8 million living within 45 minutes of Glasgow city centre. Our economy generates […]

Partners working to deliver a new transport link to Glasgow Airport are developing plans for a Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) scheme, as a potential alternative to a tram train. PRT – which operates at a number of other airports, including Heathrow – was identified as one of two options for […]

The Scottish Government funded Community Links programme has awarded the council £300,000 for junction improvements in the Barras area, as part of a City Deal project to create a unique, vibrant destination immediately to the east of Glasgow Cross. Delivered in partnership with Sustrans Scotland; the Community Links programme funds […]

This month (December 2018) the Glasgow City Region Cabinet considered progress to date in the delivery the £1.13 billion City Deal. Key highlights include: All projects have been selected and funding allocated  Of these 27 projects, 6 projects and 5 sub projects have already been completed (by end of 2018) Over £200 million funding for spend on infrastructure has been […]

New ‘street in the sky’ bridge for Glasgow A planning application is being prepared by Glasgow City Council for a new pedestrian and cycle bridge connecting Sighthill and communities in North Glasgow to the city centre, with George Square less than 15 minutes’ walk away via Baird Street and North Hanover […]