Consultation is taking place to help guide future improvements along a busy route through Bishopbriggs and North Glasgow. East Dunbartonshire Council is asking residents, businesses and groups to help steer the A803 Corridor Improvements Project. It’s part of the Council’s £34.88 million Place and Growth Programme – supported by £15…
A look at the Intelligence Hub's ground-breaking work to determine the Region's specialisms in emerging sectors and industries.
Glasgow City Region’s City Deal is delivering a number of high-profile infrastructure projects that are changing the areas physical landscape – including new roads, bridges and cycle routes to improve connectivity and access to work, as well as extensive remediation works which have underpinned all three of the Region’s three…
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…
Adults across Glasgow City Region are being urged to take part in a new programme helping them ‘make it easier’ to use numbers and maths. Local authorities have joined forces to promote the Multiply123 numeracy programme – hundreds of funded courses and activities, free to local residents and available across…
A £5.827 million contract to deliver one of the next phases – the Argyle Street West Avenue – of the Glasgow City Region City Deal Avenues programme has now been awarded to Rainton Construction (Scotland) Ltd after an open tender process that saw five final submissions considered. The Argyle Street…
Today, FinTech Scotland, working with professional services supporter Deloitte, and with Tesco Bank, Morgan Stanley and abrdn, launched a first-of-its-kind innovation challenge. The challenge is spearheaded by the newly established Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL), funded by the Glasgow City Region Innovation Accelerator programme and delivered by Innovate UK. The…
We have started 2024 at pace, with a number of exciting developments underway in January and more to follow in the months ahead. Open Call – GCR Investment Zone At the beginning of the month we launched the Open Call for project funding bids for our £160 million Investment Zone…
Work to create a major industrial and commercial development in West Dunbartonshire is progressing with detailed approval granted on road infrastructure and development platforms this week. Permissions for Phases One and Two of the £44m Bowling project, which is part of the Glasgow City Region City Deal, were discussed at…
Work is continuing to develop plans for a new road which aims to create fresh business opportunities and reduce congestion in Bishopbriggs. Following a detailed selection process, East Dunbartonshire Council – after consultation with stakeholders and the public – has chosen the preferred route for the new Westerhill Development Road…
