Less than a year after it was created, a south Yorkshire enterprise zone has launched a campaign to make it one of Britain’s aerospace and engineering hotspots. It’s hoped as many as 2,500 high-skill jobs could be attracted to the Doncaster... Read More
The North West looks set to get its biggest jobs boost in decades after Government confirmation that Blackpool is to get its first enterprise zone. Greater Manchester’s Enterprise Zone is also being expanded by 55 acres. Announced in the Budget, and... Read More
One of the Government’s flagship enterprise zones has developed almost 100 new products or services in a single year, claims a new report into the Cheshire site's efficiency. The activity study into firms based at the Sci-Tech Daresbury Enterprise... Read More
Since the introduction of enterprise zones in the UK, thousands of small businesses have benefited from the business rate incentives, investment opportunities and boost to the commercial property stock in their local area. However, it has now emerged that the... Read More
Concerns voiced by David Cameron about the slow progress of an East Midlands enterprise zone have been allayed — by his own Chancellor. In the spring of 2011, the Alliance Boots site in Beeston, Nottingham, was awarded enterprise zone status by the... Read More
Wirral Waters is poised to become one of the largest redevelopment projects in the North West, with a number of schemes already underway. The latest addition to be granted planning approval by Wirral Council is the Tower Wharf building, which will add a total... Read More
After being abandoned for almost a quarter-of-a-century the 130-acre former Skelton Grange power station site in West Yorkshire is finally on the market. Built to serve the city of Leeds and the surrounding areas, the coal-fired power plant closed in... Read More
“Advance negotiations” are underway with a company it’s hoped will be the first occupant of a multi-million pound Merseyside office development. The four-storey Tower Wharf will also be the first office scheme planned within the newly designated Wirral... Read More
The Government has confirmed it is giving more than £7m “nuts and bolts” funding to help transform a former Midland’s research base into a world class high-tech business hub. Formerly a government-funded research centre, MIRA Technology Park in... Read More
The Northumberland Development Company has received a kick-starter £600,000 loan to help it explore the possibilities of transforming a derelict power station site into a business park. The cash was handed over by the North-East Local Enterprise... Read More
