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Oxford Road Corridor targets 15,800 new jobs by 2036

A new ten-year strategy for Manchester’s Knowledge Quarter sets a goal of £1.9bn in annual GVA, with growth focused on four sectors.

By Digital Gossip, 30 October 2026

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Yorkshire’s three mayors get £30m to run their own AI pilots and training

Budget money lets West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, and York and North Yorkshire help businesses adopt AI, train residents and improve public services.

By Digital Gossip, 29 October 2026

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Northern mayors, investors and agencies welcome fiscal devolution in Healey’s budget

Leaders across the North praised plans to hand mayors business rates and income tax, though some questioned whether the measures go far enough.

By Digital Gossip, 28 October 2026

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Government commits £20m to Littlewoods creative campus in Liverpool

The funding, referenced in the Budget, unlocks the next phase of a 260,000 sq ft studio, innovation and education development expected to support around 630 jobs.

By Digital Gossip, 28 October 2026

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Healey’s first budget brings data centre covenant, founders’ relief and tax devolution

The Chancellor set out extra money for AI security, new allowances for entrepreneurs, higher small business rate relief and a plan to hand mayors a share of business rates and income tax.

By Digital Gossip, 28 October 2026

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Oxford Road Corridor targets 15,800 new jobs by 2036

Yorkshire’s three mayors get £30m to run their own AI pilots and training

Northern mayors, investors and agencies welcome fiscal devolution in Healey’s budget

Government commits £20m to Littlewoods creative campus in Liverpool

Healey’s first budget brings data centre covenant, founders’ relief and tax devolution

Dealroom report values Northern tech ecosystem at nearly $73bn but warns of funding gap

Blackpool and Sheffield shortlisted for UK City of Culture 2029

1.1m UK households in poverty cannot afford social broadband tariffs, research finds

Liverpool City Region Innovation Zone wins two global awards after £510m investment

Tributes paid to Manchester councillor Pat Karney, who has died aged 78

Liverpool named one of the UN intellectual property body’s first Cities of Innovation

North East Mayor Kim McGuinness targets 10,000 jobs in 10-year culture plan