Northern powerhouse

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.

Northern MPs write to Hammond about transport investment

01.05.2019

Laura Edgar

Infrastructure - Transport | North East | North West | Northern powerhouse

Over 80 MPs have written to chancellor Philip Hammond to start the debate about what is needed regarding a commitment to the full Transport for the North Strategic Plan.

Plan published to rebalance underinvestment in Northern transport

04.02.2019

Laura Edgar

Infrastructure - Transport | North East | North West | Northern powerhouse | Transport for the North

Draft proposals to rebalance decades of underinvestment in transport across the north of England have been published.