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…
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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…
The last month has brought a wave of further positive developments for Glasgow City Region. From a major new UK Government funding initiative to support local innovation, to continued delivery across our City Deal programme, the Region is making strides toward a more prosperous, connected, sustainable and inclusive future for…
This month has brought further exciting news and progress. We were delighted to see formal confirmation in the UK Government’s Spending Review of the Glasgow City Region Investment Zone’s sectoral focus and shortlisted projects. This is a significant milestone. The Investment Zone is expected to generate around £300 million of…
A Devolution Deal for Glasgow City Region Firstly, we welcome the findings from the latest Scottish Parliamentary Inquiry into Scotland’s City Deals and the recommendation to the Scottish and UK Governments to expedite discussions on next steps for a second phase of growth deals. The Committee leading the Inquiry strongly…
Accelerating growth and innovation in Glasgow City Region As we enter the second quarter of 2025, Glasgow City Region continues to demonstrate consistent progress across several key projects and initiatives. These efforts continue to build momentum toward creating a more prosperous, sustainable, and innovative future for our communities and businesses.…
City Deal Update Our City Deal Gateway Review Challenge session took place this month with colleagues from both governments. It was very positive and we hope to have confirmation of a successful Gateway Two in the coming weeks, releasing the next £300 million tranche of City Deal funding. With this…
A busy agenda and lots of positive progress was reported at this week’s Cabinet meeting. Our priority continues to be on securing a Devolution Deal for the Region and you have may seen the recent article in the local press on this subject. City Deal Update The new £64.5 million…
Following on from a productive 2024 we have another big year ahead of us with much to look forward to and a number of major initiatives to progress. At only four weeks into 2025, we have already celebrated our first success with the announcement that Glasgow City Region has been…
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…