Executive Director of Major Programmes & Place @WestMids_CA | @ADEPTLA Environment Board | Chair of Governors @DDATderby | Write & speak on #localgov & #devo
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1/2 At @UKREiiF we launched the Trent Energy Supercluster, showcasing the potential of previous energy generating sites in North Notts to generate the energy of the future, with @STEPtoFusion at its core.
Compounding this milestone has been the £2.5 billion allocation confirmed
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#Birmingham UK, the #sunrise behind The Octagon and the #construction of the Edition #development recently 😎
First days at @WestMids_CA & a great welcome! I have been out across Birmingham & Wolverhampton!
Two immediate opportunities:
We have over £600m available for housing projects
The West Mids Futures Fund is a £3.8 billion regional investment fund!
Get in touch on both 🗣️
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I’m investing £100m in our creative industries to make the West Midlands the best and easiest place in the UK to make TV and film.
I visited the set of The Cadburys and met local people doing brilliant work behind the scenes.
One lived ten minutes up the road. Another was from Dudley. One told me that, for the first time in eight years, they could finish work on set and sleep in their own bed that night.
That’s what I want to see more of. More opportunities for local people to build careers in an industry they love, right here in the West Midlands.
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The Northern Lights may be visible across parts of the north tonight 🌌
With skies clearing in places, there could be some fantastic viewing opportunities 👀
Massive catalyst for growth 👇🏼 #WestMids
Birmingham Airport (BHX) has unveiled its draft Master Plan ✈️
Over the next 15 years, the proposed £2bn investment could see BHX grow to serve c30 million passengers annually, generating £7.2bn GVA for the regional economy and supporting more than 50,000 jobs.
The draft Master Plan is now open for public consultation, giving local communities, businesses and stakeholders the opportunity to help shape the future of Birmingham Airport.
Read more here 👉 orlo.uk/6kzIA
See the video here 👉 youtu.be/Q9i2-SN4G0Y
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💯 West Midlands = best place to make a car in the UK.
🏎️ British firm Longbow will manufacture their hand-built electric sports cars at MIRA Tech Park, thanks to a £3m investment from the Mayor @RichParkerLab.
📸 Speedster
ALT A sports car parked up on a track.
ALT Two people inside a sports car, with two people stood up either side of the car.
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Birmingham Airport announces £2bn expansion bbc.in/4y67jsT
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Homes England has selected Digbeth Loc Studios as its preferred partner to deliver a new creative neighbourhood at Fazeley St in the heart of Digbeth
It's great news and an important milestone in the continued regeneration of Digbeth, one of the most vibrant areas of the city
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Harmony House is now open in Worksop, creating a safe, welcoming space for children and young people to spend supervised time with their birth families. Proud to support a project that will make a lasting difference for local families. #Worksop #Nottinghamshire
The potential for the West Midlands is unparalleled, with huge projects & programmes either underway or planned.
Skills to deliver will be vital & this is another step towards the West Midlands achieving its huge potential!
#TeamWestMids
We’re heading into a construction boom across the West Midlands.
New homes. New infrastructure. New jobs.
But we need skilled people to build them.
Coventry is a good example of what this can mean in practice. I recently opened the new Skills Centre at City Centre South, where Hill Group and local partners are helping people gain the skills they need to get into construction and play a part in one of the city’s biggest regeneration projects.
Now we’re going further.
I’ve signed a new partnership with the Construction Industry Training Board to develop a National Skills Academy for Construction here in the West Midlands.
If we’re going to build the West Midlands we want, local people should have the chance to build it.
Fantastic Project 🏫 #Notts
🏫 Celebrating more school places in the Newark area
@ChuterEPrimary's new extension is now open, doubling the number of school places. 👏
Pupils are benefitting from a library, music room, hall, a medical room , a football pitch and new outdoor equipment.
#StrongerFamilies
ALT School children and teacher are standing behind a blue ribbon with one of the children holding scissors about to cut it, to mark the opening of the extended school building
ALT Partners, councillors and school teachers are standing outside the newly extended building