LGF update: Swans wet dock set for transformation
The Local Growth Fund is providing support to the infill of wet berths at Swans, in North Tyneside, to help secure its future as a great place to do business. Other complementary activity has been taking place to improve and…
LGF update: Paving the way for better travel for cyclists
Preliminary works to pave the way for better links to Durham Railway Station for cyclists and pedestrians started on 1 February. The £800,000 project –…
LGF update: A booming rural economy
The rural parts of the North East LEP area play a very important role in the local economy, accounting for a significant share of total…
LGF update: Kibblesworth Village Millenium Centre, Gateshead
Kibblesworth Village Millennium Centre, based in the heart of Kibblesworth in Gateshead, has secured £42,400 to expand its well established Community Centre facilities to create a…
North East Investment Fund live Twitter chat
Wednesday 30 March, 7-8pm More than £58 million has already been invested in the regional economy via the North East Investment Fund, which exists to…
North East LEP Budget reaction (2016)
North East LEP Chief Economist Chris Milne gives his reaction to The Budget delivered today by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne. “We welcome in…
Blyth Workspace development nears first anniversary
A quayside office development in Northumberland is nearing its first anniversary after it reached completion in March 2015, transforming a vacant plot into first-class contemporary…
In conversation with Innovation Board Member, Dr Colin Herron from electric vehicle consultancy Zero Carbon Futures
The future is electric and the North East is in pole position to take the lead The widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EV) is something…
BIC partners with EU to offer Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Round Two
The North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC) has once again partnered with the European Union to help encourage businesses to exchange knowledge and collaborate.…