Stick to promises on Shared Prosperity Fund, government urged
16.11.22 NPP and researchers at PACE, Teesside University’s policy unit, are urging the Government to stick to its manifesto...
Read moreWest Cumbria prioritised by Rolls Royce for new nuclear development
14.11.22 Rolls-Royce SMR, supported by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), has successfully completed a siting assessment review into the...
Read moreTransport, health and skills are top priorities for levelling up, say Northern leaders
19.10.22 New research by Atkins and the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, in collaboration with Durham University, sees a “huge” role...
Read moreNorth-South education divide widens at GCSE and A-Level
25.08.22 The attainment gap between north and south is growing both at GCSE and A-Level, with education and business...
Read morePlans for world’s largest carbon capture and storage project in Yorkshire
22.08.22 Plans to build the world’s largest carbon capture facility at Drax power station in North Yorkshire could soon...
Read morePersistent wage gap between North and South
09.08.22 New analysis of ONS data by NPP has found stubborn wage and productivity gaps between North and South....
Read moreThe Northern Powerhouse: 8 years on
27.06.22 Last Thursday marked eight years since George Osborne outlined his vision for a Northern Powerhouse in a speech...
Read moreEY set to more than double its presence in Manchester
06.04.22 EY has announced plans today to more than double the size of its business in Manchester in the...
Read morePromising signs for northern economy in NatWest PMI data
18.03.22 Our Chief Economist Andrew McPhillips shares his analysis of the latest NatWest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) surveys for...
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