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“Buses are important to get key people to work during these difficult times. The massive fall in the number of people using public transport is welcome in the context of the response to Coronavirus but is putting huge financial pressure on transport authorities and operators," says Cllr Kim Groves
Today, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and the LEP welcomed the Treasury’s changes to the emergency loans scheme for businesses. The LEP, among others, held meetings with the banks this week to express concerns on the behalf of the regions’ business owners and conditions on loans were relaxed, removing many of the barriers that had led to heavy criticism.
This week, members of the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Board met remotely to discuss how the LEP can continue to support regional businesses, including those businesses supplying vital equipment to the NHS.
The Combined Authority has taken a series of measures to protect the safety and livelihoods of the region
Bus operators in West Yorkshire will introduce new timetables from Monday (30 March 2020) to bring additional stability to the network and certainty for key workers who need to travel during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
A Leeds healthcare manufacturer is supplying equipment to the new emergency hospital being created in London.
This week, members of the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Board met remotely to discuss how the LEP can continue to support regional businesses, including those businesses supplying vital equipment to the NHS.
A Leeds healthcare manufacturer is supplying equipment to the new emergency hospital being created in London.
The Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (the LEP) has been sharing successes and best practice from the Access Innovation programme with European partners as part of the SMARTY interregional cooperation project.
Logic Leeds is excellently located on a Leeds City Region Enterprise Zone site next to the new East Leeds Link Road, just half a mile from Junction 45 of the M1 and minutes from Leeds city centre.
Statement from Roger Marsh OBE DL, Chair of the LEP, in response to the postponement of MIPIM due to the ongoing risk of Coronavirus.
New research reveals that Yorkshire has seen a higher rate of growth in the digital sector over the past three years than anywhere else in the country.