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UNCOVERED: City deal - The Untold Story

Several Scottish city council projects to be postponed due to rising costs

PLANS to refurbish the "Smartie Tube" tunnel over the Clydeside Expressway and redesign an M8 junction at Anderston are among City Deal…

The National (Scotland)

Plans for new quay at Glasgow's riverside abandoned due to costs

Plans to reintroduce public access and install a new quay wall along Glasgow’s riverside have been dropped due to “excessively high” costs.

The National (Scotland)

Bold and innovative planning is delivering Australia’s newest city. But it will be hot – and can we ditch the colonial name?

A massive project is unfolding in Sydney’s Western Parkland region. The building of a new city from the ground up is central to an infrastructure-led restructuring of metropolitan Sydney. The catalysts are the Western Sydney City Deal and the Western Sydney Airport being built alongside the new Bradfield City.

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'Very good day for Llanelli' as work starts on £200m-plus Pentre Awel project - beginning with a new leisure centre

Pentre Awel is a huge healthcare, research, leisure, business and education project

Wales Online

Plan to transform Glasgow railway station set to progress

Plans to transform Glasgow High Street station are set to progress despite delays.

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow High Street station transformation facing delay of almost three years

The transport boost would see connections to the East End improved, but is not likely to be completed until 2028.

Glasgow Live

Zip World boss's anger over zip wire plans for Swansea's Kilvey Hill

Sean Taylor said there was no opportunity for other firms including his to bid for the development which is set to be delivered by a New Zealand company

Wales Online

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Zip World criticises major zip wire and cable car tourism attraction for Swansea

Zip World said the project, which is being delivered by a New Zealand company, should have been subject to public procurement

Birmingham Post

Construction work starts on £60m Pembroke Dock Marine project

The project is one part of the Swansea Bay City Deal

Birmingham Post

Renewable energy firms to educate students about sector in Swansea Bay City Deal jobs boost pilot scheme

Students will learn about renewables from Pembrokeshire-based RDF Renewables UK, DP Energy, Blue Gem Wind, Bombora Wave and Ore Catapult

Birmingham Post

Private sector backing for Swansea Bay City Region City Deal still marginal

Some £20m of leveraged private sector funding has so far been secured, but far more is anticipated.

Birmingham Post

Closing submissions in tribunal brought by sacked Swansea University academics

Prof Clement and Steve Poole are claiming unfair dismissal at an employment tribunal

Wales Online

Unfair dismissal tribunal brought by sacked Swansea University academics hears closing submissions

Prof Marc Clement and Steven Poole are claiming unfair dismissal

Birmingham Post

What is the £1.3bn Swansea Bay City Deal and its nine projects?

The City Deal is expected to create over 9,000 jobs

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Glasgow new affordable housing building work set to start if £1.6 million funding gap agreed

The masterplan for Water Row, which aims to regenerate Govan and the River Clyde waterfront, includes 200 new homes and commercial floorspace.

ABC News

Outside of Brisbane, these centres are booming. So why is there 'not a lot' for them in SEQ's $1.8b City Deal?

The $1.8 billion City Deal announced last week for south-east Queensland brought funding for connectivity, liveability, and some major infrastructure but not much for regional public transport links, according to an urban and social planning expert.

Birmingham Post

What are the nine projects in the Swansea Bay City Deal?

Since they were signed off by the UK and Welsh governments, all nine projects in the City Deal are moving to the delivery phase

Glasgow Live

Hundreds of Glasgow employment contracts aimed at young people unveiled

The new opportunities are being created as part of the City Deal contracts, which are supporting work experience placements as well as new skills and training qualifications.

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Glasgow Live

Glasgow £385 million schemes move forward with Byres Road redesign and new Clyde bridge work to start

The Glasgow City Deal schemes are worth £385 million and include five large projects containing dozens of individual schemes

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland ‘undersold’ in first round of City Deal funding

The £1bn Belfast City Region Deal, signed in 2021, offers funding and powers to local and regional bodies to target key industries.

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