NWDA CUTS START TO BITE

By Frank McKenna 30 July 2010 at 14:10
The impact of the £52 million cuts the Northwest Development Agency have been instructed to implement by the Coalition Government have been revealed – and Lancashire is a big loser. Preston, in particular, has been hit hard, losing funding for the revamp of Winckley Square, the refurbish... [More]

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FRANK MCKENNA’S LIVERPOOL BUSINESS AWARDS SPEECH 2010

By Frank McKenna 30 July 2010 at 14:08
Good evening ladies & gentlemen and welcome to the spectacular setting of the Sefton Park Palm House for the 6th annual Liverpool business Oscars, brought to you by DLIB in association with the NWDA and Business Lnk. It is great that we have a full house once again for tonight’s event... [More]

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NWDA CUTS HIT MANCHESTER REGENERATION PLANS

By Frank McKenna 30 July 2010 at 11:00
The impact of the £52 million cuts the Northwest Development Agency have been ordered to come up with by the Coalition Government has been revealed with Manchester, inevitably, losing a significant chunk of cash for important regeneration schemes. New East Manchester will have to deal with an... [More]

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LEADERSHIP

By Frank McKenna 16 July 2010 at 14:07
Is leadership important to a city? Apparently very much so, if recent consultations carried out by both Preston Vision and Downtown Preston in Business are anything to go by. There were strong indications from people across the Lancashire city’s community that the key to winning investment, cr... [More]

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WHY DLIB SUPPORTS THE BID

By Frank McKenna 16 July 2010 at 14:06
The first seven weeks of the new coalition government has confirmed what many of us already suspected - if public sector cash is king, the king has most certainly left the building. As countless head teachers, members of the armed forces and even City bankers will tell you, the present administratio... [More]

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