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‘Plan for Jobs’ – response from the North East Local Enterprise Partnership
July 8, 2020Speaking about today’s ‘Plan for Jobs’ announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Richard Baker, Head of Strategy and Policy for the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), said: “The Chancellor is right to be focusing on stimulus and recovery at this stage. This series of proposals will support the labour market and key sectors […]
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North East awarded £47m from government to invest in local infrastructure projects
July 3, 2020The North East has been awarded up to £47m from government’s Getting Building Fund to start local infrastructure projects that will help the region recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Part of government’s ‘New Deal’ that will deliver jobs, skills and infrastructure for Britain, the funding will be spent on ‘shovel ready’ projects that can be […]
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Crowdfund North East LEP: Flintlab
July 1, 2020Flintlab is a coworking and office space in Gosforth, Newcastle that has benefited from Crowdfund North East LEP. The North East Local Enterprise Partnership has partnered with Crowdfunder to make up to £5,000 in match funding available to help small businesses continue to trade through the coronavirus pandemic.
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Research into the North East Offshore Wind Supply Chain reveals jobs opportunity
June 17, 2020In conversation with Andrew Clark, Energy Lead at the North East LEP A study commissioned by the North East LEP, and delivered by Cambridge Econometrics and Element Energy, has reinforced a major employment opportunity in the offshore wind sector. Andrew Clark, Energy Lead at the North East LEP talks about how the findings highlight an […]
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North East Local Enterprise Partnership reaction to ONS regional labour market statistics
June 16, 2020The North East Local Enterprise Partnership’s (North East LEP) Strategy and Policy Director, Richard Baker, has commented on today’s regional labour market statistics, released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The headline North East employment data includes both the North East LEP and Tees Valley LEP areas and is based on interviews throughout the […]
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Local Growth Fund grants £954,983 to support Launch of North East Institute of Technology
June 16, 2020Following the news today that New College Durham has been awarded a licence to operate as an Institute of Technology (IoT), the North East local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is pleased to announce it will support the IoT with a Local Growth Fund grant of £954,983 for specialist infrastructure and equipment to enable delivery of essential […]
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Regional collaboration sees staged economic recovery plan agreed
June 15, 2020A staged economic recovery plan prepared by the North East COVID-19 Economic Response Group has secured region-wide support as leaders look to introduce measures that build confidence, stabilise the economy and help our businesses, sectors and places adapt to the ‘new normal’. The Group, which comprises the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), North East […]
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Our Economy 2020 paints a mixed picture of the North East economy’s performance
June 10, 2020Today, the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has published the latest edition of Our Economy, an annual publication which examines the performance of the North East economy and how it is changing over time. This year’s report has also looked in more depth at how the economy varies across different geographic areas within the […]
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In conversation with Paul Butler, CEO of the North East Automotive Alliance and newly appointed Business Growth Board member at the North East LEP
June 3, 2020Paul Butler, CEO of the North East Automotive Alliance, explains how the Business Growth Board at the North East Local Enterprise Partnership - of which he is a member - is backing business to support more and better jobs.
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North East Local Enterprise Partnership publishes its Annual Review 2019-2020
June 1, 2020Tribute paid to its ‘exceptional’ team and the resilience of the North East’s business community. The Chief Executive of the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), Helen Golightly, has paid tribute to the LEP’s ‘exceptional’ team and spoken about how the region’s inbuilt resilience and strong community will see it through the coronavirus crisis, in […]
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