Northern powerhouse

Covid-19: New railways and roads needed to help Northern Powerhouse recover

19.05.2020

Laura Edgar

Funding major transport and connectivity infrastructure improvements across the north of England can help the region – and the UK – to recover from coronavirus (Covid-19) and level up the country.

Incremental upgrades to rail network would help Northern economy

04.05.2020

Laura Edgar

Incremental rail improvements in the north of England would help to spur the region’s economy back into action after Covid-19, but projects such as Northern Powerhouse Rail should be considered long-term schemes to level up the economy.

London gets the most funding for housing, says CPRE

09.03.2020

Laura Edgar

CPRE | England | Housing | Midlands | Northern powerhouse

Government schemes intended to promote and increase the level of housebuilding are ‘skewed’ towards London and the South East, according to CPRE’s breakdown of government figures.

Review panel calls for new body to integrate HS2 and NPR

16.10.2019

Laura Edgar

A special purpose vehicle based on the Olympic Delivery Authority should be established to ensure that HS2, Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) and related upgrades ‘are combined efficiently and with maximum value’.

Government vows to back the Midlands and the North

16.09.2019

Laura Edgar

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reaffirmed his pledge to devolve further powers to the north of England, while local government secretary Robert Jenrick has made a similar commitment to the Midlands.

HS2 to be reviewed by Northern leaders

29.08.2019

Laura Edgar

England | HS2 | Infrastructure - Transport | Northern powerhouse

The Northern Powerhouse Partnership has announced its plans to review HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail, which aim to inform the appraisal being conducted by Douglas Oakervee into the infrastructure...

100% devolution called for in the North

05.08.2019

Laura Edgar

Business leaders in the north of England have called for 100 per cent devolution across the Northern Powerhouse in a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Go North, multiply

25.06.2019

Martin Read

Brexit may have hogged the headlines since 2016, but plans to transform the north of England into a ‘Northern Powerhouse’ have continued to simmer quietly. Martin Read reports on the launch of RTPI research...

HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail needed in the North

10.06.2019

Laura Edgar

England | HS2 | Infrastructure - Transport | Northern powerhouse | northern powerhouse rail

Business leaders across the north of England have called on the government to deliver both HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) in full.

Joined-up planning is required in the North, says report

30.05.2019

Laura Edgar

Joined-up planning across the north of England is required to encourage growth and prosperity in not only metropolitan areas but also ‘neglected’ towns and communities.

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