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Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership
3rd March 2019
3 mins read

Employment Hub launched in Leeds City Region

A new Employment Hub has launched as part of Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership’s (the LEP) commitment to address current and future skills shortages in the region. The free programme will engage over 6,000 young people over three years, with support to get them into further learning, self-employment, employment or an apprenticeship. The free…
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North and West Yorkshire Business
19th December 2018
3 mins read

Expanded North and West Yorkshire business rates pilot scheme approved

A combined bid by local authorities across North and West Yorkshire to retain most of its business rates growth to invest locally has been approved by the government. The successful bid to create the North and West Yorkshire Business Rates Pool will mean that the existing business rates pool partners of Bradford, Calderdale, Harrogate,…
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Rob Young and Angus
13th August 2018
4 mins read

A bumper summer of cycling

Record numbers have been making the most of the summer weather on Bradford and Leeds cycling infrastructure, which was either built or improved as part of West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s £60m CityConnect programme aimed at encouraging more people to cycle and walk. Between May and July, almost 120,000 trips were made on the award-winning…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
24th March 2017
3 mins read

£3.5 million to help Leeds and Bradford families at risk of social exclusion

Bradford and Leeds councils have been jointly awarded £3.5 million to help tackle social exclusion and provide early intervention to families at risk. The funding has been awarded as part of Building Better Opportunities, a joint programme between the Big Lottery Fund and the European Social Fund. The Stronger Families programme will provide early…
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