Northern Powerhouse

Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Programme
12th May 2018
8 mins read

Leeds City team to reap rewards from MIT leadership programme

A Leeds City team has successfully bid for a place on a prestigious leadership programme run by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), one of the world’s top universities. The two-year Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Programme (REAP) provides expert, evidence-based guidance for teams to bring about significant economic and social change in their region. MIT selects…
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Leeds Welding Company (LWC)
23rd March 2018
4 mins read

Leeds engineering firm aims for step change with £1.5m investment

Laser cutting and metal fabrication business Leeds Welding Company (LWC) Ltd is investing in future growth, with support from the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and Leeds City Council. The support has enabled the company to post a year-end turnover of £11million this year and it now has its eyes set on becoming…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
1st November 2016
1 min read

Comment on visit to Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme today by Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Leader of Leeds City Council Councillor Judith Blake said: “The comments today by the Secretary of State were a little disappointing as they offered no new reassurance or commitment to our residents and businesses that the city will get the comprehensive flood defences it urgently needs. The reference to additional funding for the next phase…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
29th October 2016
3 mins read

Senior councillors set to approve public consultation on South Bank Leeds which could ‘transform’ and double the size of Leeds city centre

Plans to carry out a public consultation on the regeneration of the South Bank area which would effectively double the size of Leeds city centre will be discussed by senior councillors next week. At the meeting of the executive board at Civic Hall on Wednesday 27 July, councillors will be asked to approve a…
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