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…
Today we formally launched a new action plan for the Region’s innovation economy. I wanted to say a few things about the plan and what it means for the Region. Firstly, we are clearly starting from a position of strength, with the Region’s world-class innovation economy already thriving and set…
Scotland’s CAN DO Innovation Summit formed the backdrop for the launch of a new Innovation Action Plan for the Region. Glasgow City Region Cabinet Chair and Leader of Glasgow City Council, Susan Aitken was joined by Chief Executive Officer of Innovate UK Indro Mukerjee and Scottish Enterprise Chief Executive Adrian…
The main span of the Govan – Partick Bridge has on Saturday (14 October) arrived at Yorkhill Quay, close to the site where it will be installed, after sailing up the River Clyde by barge. This a Glasgow City Region City Deal project, with funding from the Scottish and UK…
An ambitious new £5.6 million project to develop Virtual Reality museums was officially unveiled today (Thursday 12 October 2023). The Museums in the Metaverse project – funded by the UK Government’s Innovation Accelerator programme, led by Innovate UK on behalf of UK Research and Innovation – builds on Scotland’s reputation…
As today marks the start of Challenge Poverty week, I wanted to use this month’s blog to talk about some of the work underway at Glasgow City Region to tackle this important issue. Economic factors are the biggest determinants of poverty, health and inequality which are all interlinked. We want the…
Work to deliver the next Avenue in Glasgow city centre – the Sauchiehall Precinct & Cambridge Street Avenue project – will begin on 27 September. The £5.7million project will connect to the Sauchiehall Avenue at Rose Street and stretch to West Nile Street, with the connecting Cambridge Street Avenue stretching…
An area of underused greenspace in Cardonald has been transformed into a vibrant community park, complemented by sustainable drainage measures that reduce flood risk. The land, adjacent to high-rise flats at Queensland Court and Gardens, has been brought to life by the new park which incorporates an outdoor socialising space…
Kevin Rush, Glasgow City Region’s Director of Economic Growth, talks about the importance of the River Clyde to the Region and how it flows through our plans for a green recovery. Rebuilding the Clyde In late August 2023 the Scottish Government announced funding which will bring direct responsibility for Clyde…
