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Economic Development Brief: Bid to promote north London to investors

24 September 2004

Four London boroughs and private sector partners have created a new body in a bid to promote north London to potential investors. North London Ltd, launched last week, aims to bring together the private sector, the London Development Agency and Barnet, Enfield, Haringey and Waltham Forest councils to create more affordable premises, streamline business support, and improve access to finance.

Economic Development Brief: Sheffield First Partnership joins forces

24 September 2004

Regeneration organisation Sheffield First Partnership has joined forces with Midland Mainline to lobby government for improved investment in the London St Pancras to Sheffield link. "The quality of the rail infrastructure for Midland Mainline simply does not match the collective importance of the cities and towns its serves," Midland's managing director Paul Bunting said.

Economic Development Brief: Wages more equitable in greater Liverpool

24 September 2004

Wages are more equitable between the sexes in greater Liverpool than anywhere else in the UK, research has found. A study of the Merseyside economy found that female pay in the conurbation is 66.2 per cent of male pay, compared with a national rate of 59.5 per cent. For more details, visit www.merseyside.org.uk.

Economic Development Brief: Advantage West Midlands approves grant

24 September 2004

Regional development agency Advantage West Midlands last week approved a £600,000 grant to retrain workers from the region's ailing potteries industry. The funding will allow the Ceramic and Allied Trades Union to continue its workforce retraining as part of the north Staffordshire Ceramic Workforce Development Project. The grant application was backed by Jobcentre Plus and the Learning and Skills Council.

Economic Development: New drop in of out-of-work benefit claims

24 September 2004

The number of people claiming out-of-work benefits fell between May and July, according to figures published last week by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP).

Economic Development: Data Check - Regional growth disparities widen to highest level in three years

24 September 2004

Disparities in regional economic growth in England are at their highest level for three years, according to figures published last week.

Economic Development: UK 'spends the least on learning'

24 September 2004

The UK spends a lower proportion of its economic output on state education than the average nation in the capitalist West, an in-depth study reveals.

Economic Development: Trading up

24 September 2004

A radical piece of policy that will allow businesses to lead regeneration in their area passed through parliament this week. The legislation, which creates Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), allows firms to hold local referendums on whether to introduce an annual levy to be used solely to make improvements to business quarters. "BIDs can help deliver a cleaner, safer and more welcoming trading environment," said Jacquie Reilly, national pilot director of the BID programme - pictured above with Red Cap street wardens, who have been funded by the New West End pilot BID.

Economic Development: West Midlands 'squeezed' between North and South

24 September 2004

The West Midlands is being squeezed between the economic dynamo of the South and an increasingly powerful North, MPs were warned last week.

Economic Development: Youth business push announced

24 September 2004

A dearth of advice on business in schools is preventing young people from fulfilling their potential as entrepreneurs, inner-city business leaders were told this week.