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It begins a period of consultation, during which events will be held to get stakeholders’ views before the plans are finalised. A full planning application will then be submitted later this year. These events will include four days of public exhibitions at which people will be able to discuss the…

The unique medical research facility, which was built in collaboration with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) and with £16m funding from the Medical Research Council and Glasgow City Region City Deal, was opened by the Chief Executive Designate of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Professor Sir Mark Walport. The…

The funding from the UK Space Agency will be used by Glasgow City Council and the University of Strathclyde’s Scottish Centre for Satellite Applications (SoXSA) to bring young companies – and those looking to scale-up – to The Tontine, an innovation hub in Glasgow’s Merchant City. The partnership will give…

Crews are nearing completion of initial on-site work to deliver the Glasgow City Region City Deal funded bridges across the Clyde and White Cart. Specialist teams have been working around the clock for the past five weeks, gathering crucial geotechnical and environmental information about what lies beneath the riverbeds. The…

Cathkin Relief Road, which is a new 7.3m wide carriageway between the junctions of the existing Cathkin Bypass/Burnside Road and Fernhill Road/Croftfoot Road/Blairbeth Road in Rutherglen, is now fully open. The new road was welcomed by the Depute Leader or South Lanarkshire Council, as well as Ministers from the UK…

The eight Glasgow City Region councils have launched an ambitious joint economic action plan, kick-starting an unprecedented long-term collaboration on jobs, skills and inclusive growth. The move, a first in Scotland, will see the City region member authorities pursue a common economic strategy between now and the year 2035. Working…

Funded by almost half of the £274 million investment in Renfrewshire through the Glasgow City Region City Deal, the two projects will help secure the area’s long term economic growth and cement the region as Scotland’s economic powerhouse. The plans include a new opening vehicular and pedestrian bridge across the…

The Glasgow City Region City Deal Cabinet today (12 December) approved £15.6million of funding towards the preparation of the full business case for the £115.5million City Centre Infrastructure project. This is a key project for both the city and the wider city-region as Glasgow is the UK’s second most important…

Council leaders today formally backed the plans to secure the Glasgow City Region’s long term economic future by building a direct rail link between Glasgow Airport, Paisley and the city centre. The £144m Glasgow Airport Access Project is the flagship project for the £1.13 billion Glasgow City Region City Deal.…

Scotland’s first 7 Tesla Scanner arrives at the QEUH The £10m ultra-high resolution scanner – one of the world’s most powerful magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines – is also the first scanner of its kind in the UK to be located in a clinical setting. The scanner will be used…