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…
Looking back on the past 12 months – 2024 has been a similar story to the year before. Around this time last year, we had committed to focusing on three key areas: Delivery, Skills and Devolution. Throughout 2024 we continued to deliver and again have seen even more successes…
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…
An update was given to a council committee on the progress of the £115million Avenues programme in the city centre, a scheme funded by the Glasgow City Region City Deal. The Avenues Programme will transform city centre streets to create attractive and people-focused high-quality places forming part of a network…
Today’s announcement by the UK Government Department for Science, Innovation and Technology confirmed Glasgow City Region is one of ten successful 5G Innovation Regions, which are set to share funding of £36 million for a range of projects. The funding is part of a wider UK Government ambition to drive…
