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…
Council leaders today set out 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. Glasgow Airport injects around £170m to the Glasgow City Region economy every year and businesses have backed the project as…
The Glasgow City Region Cabinet are delighted to formally confirm the appointment of Robert Pollock as the new Director of Programme Management – City Deal. Robert brings a wealth of economic development and regeneration experience through roles at local and central government level and within the private sector, both at…
Survey shows businesses back rail link Creating a direct rail link between Glasgow Airport and the city centre is vital to the long term success of the regional economy, according to business leaders. Creating a direct rail link between Glasgow Airport and the city centre is vital to the long…
