The First Minister has announced the transfer of the Clyde Mission regeneration programme to Glasgow City Region, as Scottish Government investment reaches more than £40 million. The migration, from the Scottish Government administering the project, takes place as talks with local leaders are to begin on formally recognising the eight…
Inverclyde’s new £20 million cruise ship visitor centre is looking ship-shape after it was officially launched. The project, led by Inverclyde Council, is part of the £1 billion Glasgow City Region City Deal funded by the Scottish and UK governments (£10.4m), with contributions from Peel Ports (£8m), operators of the…
Completion of the first opening road bridge at the River Clyde is a stage closer following construction of an environmentally-friendly water channel. More than 60 people worked on the new open-air culvert which replaces an old outfall moved to make way for the new bridge. The majority of the 170-metre…
Today the Glasgow City Region Cabinet considered the transformative economic impact of the UK and Scottish Government funded £1.13 billion City Deal as set out in the latest Annual Performance Report. The Region’s City Deal continues to make significant progress since it kicked off in 2014. In total, more than…
The recent announcement that Glasgow City Region is to be one of two new Investment Zones in Scotland, each of which will benefit from £80 million UK Government funding, is fantastic news. In fact, in the past 18 months, we have seen a significant increase in resources and funding devolved…
Glasgow City Region has been announced as one of two new Investment Zones in Scotland following a joint selection process by the UK and Scottish Governments. The two Investment Zones, in Glasgow City Region and the North East, will each be supported by up to £80 million in targeted investment,…
A new transport hub at Muir Street, Motherwell is open and providing improved facilities for residents, visitors and businesses. It includes a new access road and path between Hamilton Road and the railway station, with a rank for eight taxis, parking for blue badge holders, and drop off spaces. An…
Exciting plans to create a new Civic Space in Bishopbriggs are taking centre stage thanks to an online exhibition. The new focal point is part of the Bishopbriggs Town Centre Regeneration project – a key element of the Council’s £34.88 million Place and Growth Programme, supported by the UK and…
On Thursday 15 June, in-person consultation on the design proposals for the Duke Street & John Knox Street Avenues Plus project will take place in the area, with a four-week online consultation also beginning on that day. The £21.3 million Avenues Plus programme will see the development of a series…
The £5.641million contract for the next Avenue in Glasgow city centre to begin – the Sauchiehall Precinct & Cambridge Street Avenue – has been awarded to MacLay (Civil Engineering Limited) at a council committee today. This Avenue will be part of wider network of new, attractive, accessible, safe, sustainable and…
