NEL Fund Managers has secured an extra £21.5m to provide loans of £25,000 to £2m to established, high-growth businesses across…
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Carlisle’s Citadels: a £50m university campus to anchor the Borderlands
A £50m Borderlands Growth Deal investment will fund a new University of Cumbria city-centre campus at Carlisle's historic Citadels site,…
Read MoreWigan’s £130m ‘Fettlers’ scheme turns the old Galleries into a new town centre
Wigan's £130m Galleries regeneration — rebranded 'Fettlers' — is under construction, bringing a market hall, a Hampton by Hilton hotel…
Read MoreDarlington backs a 50,000 sq ft office to sit beside its government hub
Darlington has approved funding for a new 50,000 sq ft town-centre office for around 500 workers, opposite the growing Darlington…
Read MoreStockport’s UK-first: tripling its development corporation to build 8,000 homes
Parliament has approved a UK-first expansion of Stockport's Mayoral Development Corporation, tripling its footprint to deliver 8,000 town-centre homes within…
Read MoreThe North Daily — 25 June 2026: a new Voice AI launch, an airport’s comeback, and £1.7bn on the North’s strengths
A Sheffield-Rotherham Voice AI launches, Atom Valley gets a new chair, Doncaster's airport edges back, and the North East puts…
Read MoreThe £1.7bn behind the North’s moment: digital, quantum and defence
The government's Northern Growth Strategy committed up to £1.7bn to the North's industrial strengths — a Manchester digital campus, Liverpool…
Read MoreBarnsley’s quiet reinvention: from the Glass Works to a £60m digital campus
After the success of its £180m Glass Works scheme, Barnsley is pressing ahead with The Seam, a £60m digital campus…
Read MoreLiverpool backs a materials super-cluster and a world-first biofilms centre
Two University of Liverpool projects will share £23.7m of Local Innovation Partnership funding, creating a chemicals super-cluster and a world-first…
Read MoreThe North East puts £4.4bn of opportunities on the table
The North East has launched an investment prospectus worth over £4.4bn, spanning the Durham Innovation District and a £2bn Newcastle-Gateshead…
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