Archive

Cadman takes over as EEDA chief

18 July 2008

Deborah Cadman has taken over as the chief executive of the East of England Development Agency (EEDA).

Creative crash

By Sir Peter Hall

18 July 2008

The precarious economics of arts

City-regions: stand together or fall apart

18 July 2008

The city-regions that still need their funding deals signed off must improve their governance.

Youth unemployment 'higher than in 1997'

18 July 2008

The proportion of 16- to 24-year-olds without a job is higher than when Labour came to power in 1997 despite the Government's drive to reduce youth unemployment, an international think-tank reported last week.

Research facilities awarded £400m

18 July 2008

The Government has put forward nearly £400 million of funding to develop scientific research facilities across the UK.

Fear over local growth fund reform

18 July 2008

Fears are growing that reforms to the Government's flagship scheme to promote local economic growth are aimed at pushing councils to use other forms of revenue-raising tools.

Finance Briefs

18 July 2008

The Local Investment Fund, which provided loans to the third sector, has been relaunched as the Social Enterprise Loan Fund.

Charity: declining cities need strong mayors

18 July 2008

Mayoral powers could prove essential in turning around the fortunes of English cities where growth is stagnating, an employment charity has said.

Chair of Nottingham's troubled NDC resigns

18 July 2008

The chair of a crisis-hit New Deal for Communities partnership in Nottingham has resigned.

London's regeneration body faces overhaul

18 July 2008

London's economic development agency faces a scaling back of its operations after a report commissioned by the city's mayor Boris Johnson found flaws in its governance and structure.