Business & Economic Resilience Updates

Revolutionary new St Helens partnership Glass Futures to take a step closer with funding boost

A national centre of excellence for glass innovation, that aims to revolutionise and ultimately eliminate CO2 from glass production -  is set to take a step closer with £9 million of funding from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and investment from St Helens Borough Council.
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Business & Economic Resilience Updates

Ambitious £8.8 billion Economic Recovery Plan for the Liverpool City Region

Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region has today published Building Back Better an ambitious economic recovery plan for the whole of the city region
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General News

The Case for the Liverpool City Region: The impact of Covid-19 is greater in the Liverpool City Region than anywhere else

A clear message to the Government from the Liverpool City Region’s Metro Mayor and all political leaders across the City Region, asking for fair funding to help them avoid devastating consequences for the people of Merseyside.
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LCR Combined Authority Meeting: 20 March 2020 Update

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority met today (Friday, 20 March, for its usual monthly meeting and took a range of policy and funding decisions
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General News

Coronavirus updates

The Combined Authority continues to align with national government guidance regarding the Coronavirus and work with our partner organisations to ensure a multi-agency approach to this issue as it evolves.
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Metro Mayor Launches Town Centres Commission

Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, has launched an independent Town Centres Commission to ensure that the city region’s town centres have a prosperous and sustainable long-term future.
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Energy

Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram cites national need for Mersey Tidal Power Project to “keep the lights on” and avoid future energy crisis

Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, will today announce progress and plans for the next phase of the Mersey Tidal Power Project
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Architects unveil their ideas in the Liverpool City Region Forgotten Spaces Competition.

17 architectural practises from across the country, including the 2019 Stirling prize winner Mikhail Riches, will be presenting their unique designs for six sites across the Liverpool City Region this week
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Bus franchising has emerged as the “leading option” as Liverpool City Region aims for London-style transport system

Bus services could be franchised as part of a London-style public transport system for the city region, according to Liverpool City Region’s Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram.
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Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Approves £2m for Moss Nook Housing Scheme

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has approved more than £2 million to enable the development of 240 homes at Moss Nook in St Helens.
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