Cities propose renewal of urban centres to level up UK
Key Cities and Core Cities UK – two networks representing 36 urban centres accounting for nearly a third of the UK’s people and jobs – have today published a new ‘inclusive renewal deal’ to level up the country and help cities recover from ‘Zoomshock’. The framework has been outlined in a new report, The Future […]
Cllr Cathy Scott
Key Cities Innovation Network launched
The network responds to a growing trend by Government and funding agencies to focus on investing in place-based innovation to address disparities and deliver on the Government’s levelling up agenda. The universities – Bath, Bradford, Coventry, East Anglia, Gloucestershire, Lancaster, Salford, South Wales, Sunderland and Wrexham Glyndwr – are all located within the Key Cities […]
Warm, yes, but not hot: the Skills White Paper
A renewed focus on skills training – a topic of crucial importance to inclusive growth in Key Cities, and to the Government’s levelling up agenda – was promised in the Skills for Jobs White Paper which was published last week and discussed yesterday at a meeting of the APPG for Skills and Employment, organised by […]
APPG discusses Culture Policy
Following the retirement of Julie Elliott and Tracy Brabin, Rebecca Long-Bailey MP was elected Co-Chair and Baroness Wilcox of Newport Vice Chair. The Annual Report, Minutes and Financial Statement are available here. The cultural policy discussion was introduced by Key Cities Deputy Chair and Culture Lead Cllr. Alan Waters, the Leader of Norwich City Council. […]
Cllr Mark Pritchard
Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson CBE
Mayor Ros Jones
Cllr George Duggins
Councillor Duggins was first elected to represent the Longford Ward in Coventry in May 1993 and has served on the City Council for 29 years. He is the current Leader of Coventry City Council and was previously the Deputy Leader (2003-2004 and 2010-2013) and has held a variety of Cabinet positions. He also held a […]
Cllr John Mallinson
John was first elected on to Carlisle City Council in May 2000 for the St Aidan’s ward and since 2007 has represented Longtown & Rockcliffe. At the 2019 elections, he was elected as one of three councillors for Longtown & Borders. He was appointed Leader of Carlisle City Council in May 2019, after serving as […]
