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News Highlights From Cities and Regions Around The World
Local Economies (UK): All-island Cluster Development at Global Clustering Conference
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: unknown Date published: 2025-10-15 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The advancement of all-island cluster development was endorsed by the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, and First Minister, Michelle O’Neill,...
SmartCitiesWorld News: Sunderland hosts inaugural Smart City Symposium
Source: SmartCitiesWorld News Author: SmartCitiesWorld news team Date published: 2025-10-14 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Sunderland hosts inaugural Smart City SymposiumSunderland Spire Bridge smart cities AdobeSunderland is bringing...
Local Economies (UK): UK music industry asks government to abandon tax hike
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Hanna Ellington Date published: 2025-10-13 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The UK live music industry is urging the government to exempt music venues from a tax hike in the forthcoming national Budget....
Combined Authorities (England): Can Liverpool really add £10bn to its economy?
Source: Combined Authorities (England) Author: Jon Robinson Date published: 2025-10-13 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The Labour mayor of the Liverpool City Region has unveiled a 10-year plan to create tens of thousands of jobs and add...
Combined Authorities (England): Japanese investors bet on Manchester — now UK must follow
Source: Combined Authorities (England) Author: Jamie Young Date published: 2025-10-13 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Japanese investors have poured almost £118 million into Greater Manchester over the past year, in a fresh sign of the...
Local Growth and the United Kingdom: Half a billion pounds growth fund announced for Wales
Source: Local Growth and the United Kingdom Author: unknown Date published: 2025-10-13 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The Local Growth Fund replaces money that used to come from the European Union.Decisions about how the money will be...
Regional Economies: UK Jobs Report : Permanent Placements Decline, Starting Salaries Stagnate
Source: Regional Economies Author: Omar Faridi Date published: 2025-10-13 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs survey, compiled by S&P Global, revealed a further decline in the recruitment of permanent...
Combined Authorities (England): Let Mayors Build: a new deal for transport Britain invented mass transit. Devolution can get us building again.
Source: Combined Authorities (England) Author: cromlyngames Date published: 2025-10-13 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] submitted by /u/cromlyngames[link][comments] View original article at:
Newsroom – CFS: First ‘Parliamentary Friends of Cities’ launched to champion Australia’s urban future
Source: Newsroom – CFS Author: Matt Levinson Date published: 2025-10-13 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The first ever ‘Parliamentary Friends of Cities’ will be launched today, a multi-partisan group to advance long-term, place-based urban...
SmartCitiesWorld News: Manchester sets out climate action plan for next five years
Source: SmartCitiesWorld News Author: SmartCitiesWorld news team Date published: 2025-10-13 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The UK city of Manchester has brought forward its co-ordinated plans to tackle climate change over the next five...
Local Economies (UK): Defence Offsets: FDI’s Secret Weapon?
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Adam Breeze Date published: 2025-10-09 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The UK’s new Defence Industrial Strategy was published in September, with a headline commitment to increase defence spending to 3%....
SmartCitiesWorld News: The risk of cities not investing in resilience
Source: SmartCitiesWorld News Author: SmartCitiesWorld news team Date published: 2025-10-09 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The risk of cities not investing in resilienceThe report highlights several existing pathways that cities have...