Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership

As the Sheffield City Region LEP gets ready for devolved powers and funds from Whitehall, I am calling on Government to hold its nerve and ensure… {continue reading…}

There is increasingly a broad consensus in Westminster that more powers and funding must be devolved to local decision makers to stimulate economic growth in the… {continue reading…}

As I look forward to the Chancellor’s budget statement next week, I hope that stimulating growth in the UK economy will be right at the top… {continue reading…}

An article in last week’s Economist, entitled ‘A tantalising prospect’, reports how groundbreaking work with metallic elements by a business called Metalysis in the Sheffield City… {continue reading…}

Today, the Sheffield City Region welcomed the Government’s plans for a new high speed rail network which will crucially include a rail station to the Sheffield… {continue reading…}

As I look back over 2012, the hard work of the LEP is really starting to pay off as we play an increasingly central role in… {continue reading…}

Since my last blog, the important role of LEPs across the UK has been thrown under national media spotlight, as journalists, critics and policy-makers scrutinise Lord… {continue reading…}

Since I last blogged, many of our key projects have made some real progress. Our Regional Growth Fund (RGF) programme bid has taken a significant step… {continue reading…}

Since my last blog, the City Region has announced a major deal with the Government, which will further allow us to drive forward real economic growth… {continue reading…}

Last week saw the Chambers launch their ‘Manifesto for Growth’, a 15-page document which calls on City Region leaders to provide businesses with the right conditions… {continue reading…}