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…
The UK and Scottish governments joined local leaders to mark ten years of the Glasgow City Region City Deal and to reflect on what has been achieved through the £1.13 billion of funding. One of the largest and the most advanced in the UK, Glasgow’s Deal has delivered a range…
Plans for a new railway station in East Renfrewshire have now been approved. A funding award of £18.3m from the Glasgow City Region City Deal will see the new Balgray station built on the Neilston line near to Balgray reservoir. It’s the latest milestone in the project that will connect…
The Smart and Connected Social Places Innovation Fund is now open for applications, offering grants from £10,000 to £100,000 to support projects focused on 5G and advanced wireless technologies in Glasgow City Region. Successful projects must start immediately and complete by 31 March 2025. The fund is designed to support 5G and advanced…
This month welcomes a further Innovation funding win for Glasgow City Region, building on our Innovation Accelerator Programme. Six colleges across Glasgow City Region will each host a new innovation hub to support innovation in local businesses. The year-long College Local Innovation Centres (CLIC) pilot project, funded by the Innovate UK Further Education Innovation…
