The meeting will confirm the appointment of two major figures from Glasgow’s business and academic sectors to bodies associated with the City Deal: Lord Haughey, economist and philanthropist, and Professor Anton Muscatelli, economist and Principal of the University of Glasgow. Lord Haughey, will be appointed Chair of the Glasgow and…
A new centre of innovation – The Tontine – which will inject £53.6million into the economy of the Glasgow city region, was opened today (18 May). This is the first Glasgow City Region City Deal project to be completed in the city. The building was opened by Councillor Frank McAveety,…
The Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Deal Cabinet has agreed two substantial new steps towards the closer integration of the eight councils in the region. Councillors have agreed to rebrand the £1.13bn programme as the Glasgow City Region City Deal. The cabinet has also agreed to build on the success…
The Glasgow City Region City Deal Cabinet today approved £3.17million of funding towards the next stage of the delivery of the £46million Metropolitan Glasgow Strategic Drainage Plan (MGSDP), the creation of its full business case. The MGSDP – seen as an exemplar project in and beyond the UK through its…
The £1.13billion Glasgow City Region City Deal will not only deliver tens of thousands of jobs and massive infrastructural improvements over the next few decades, but also continue the city-region’s rise as a leader in innovative industries such as life sciences, advanced design and manufacturing and new technologies. A key…
A scheme to build a tram-train link is one of two options being put forward for a new connection between Glasgow city centre, Paisley and Glasgow Airport as the flagship project in the £1.13bn Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Deal. Tram-train carriages would operate on the heavy rail network between…
Minister for Universities and Science Jo Johnson MP helped to break ground to mark the construction of a new University of Glasgow-led clinical imaging centre today (Monday 26 October). The minister was visiting the site at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where the new Imaging Centre of Excellence (ICE) will…
The £1.13bn City Deal, the biggest of its kind in the UK, will fund major infrastructure projects, drive innovation and growth through the support of key sectors such as life sciences, and address challenges in the region’s labour market. These projects will allow a programme of work which will greatly…
The City Deal will be used to fund major infrastructure projects, drive innovation and growth through the support of key sectors such as life sciences, and address challenges in the local labour market. These projects will allow a programme of work to go ahead which will greatly add to the…
The City Deal was signed by Councillor Gordon Matheson, Leader of Glasgow City Council, Danny Alexander MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Derek Mackay MSP, Minister for Local Government and Planning, Greg Clark MP, Minister for Universities, Science and Cities and leaders of the other participating local authorities. The City…
