Work is progressing on a key strategic development site which will include a much-welcomed alternative route to the A82 at Bowling. The major industrial and commercial site at the former ExxonMobil oil terminal in Bowling is starting to take shape with site clearance nearing completion. The site in Bowling is…
Local people are benefitting from nearly 330 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 Glasgow City Region City Deal contracts. Figures show that City Deal contractors have committed to creating 85…
Today the Glasgow City Region Cabinet gave the green light to a new £64.5 million City Deal project which will provide funding for all eight of the Regions’ councils to refurbish existing or to create new commercial or industrial premises. The Region’s £1.13 billion City Deal is funded by the…
Streets around the former Meat Market site in Bellgrove are set for a public realm and active travel upgrade, with work to improve footways and install a new cycle lane now underway. Wellpark Link – the Glasgow City Council City Deal project funded by both the UK and Scottish Governments…
A brand new £19.3 million primary school in East Kilbride was officially opened on 22 November 2024. Jackton Primary School and Early Learning Centre (ELC) opened its doors to pupils and staff in August 2023. The school was officially opened by Council Leader Joe Fagan, with the ELC officially opened…
Last month we marked ten years of Region’s City Deal and brought together the council leaders with UK and Scottish government leads at the site of the new Renfrew bridge, which will open in the coming months. Ten years on and there is much to celebrate. The City Deal has…
As part of community benefit requirements on Glasgow City Region City Deal projects, local young people are gaining valuable employment and training opportunities. Greg Irving (pictured), from Erskine, started with Graham Construction in September 2021 after finishing school in Renfrew. He joined as an apprentice quantity surveyor on the City…
As part of community benefit requirements on Glasgow City Region City Deal projects, local young people are gaining valuable employment and training opportunities. Eilidh Love (pictured) joined Graham Construction in September 2022 as a graduate site engineer on the City Deal-funded Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside project. She joined the…
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…
Consultation sessions on proposals for a Glasgow City Region City Deal project at Custom House Quay and Carlton Place – on the banks of the Clyde in Glasgow city centre – will take place at Glasgow City Chambers on Wednesday, 9 October. The project aims to create a unique destination…
