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Heading North for summer: Report reveals £21bn annual visitor spend across the region

Pan-regional figures reveal the full importance of the North of England visitor economy for the first time, with 25% of all England’s tourism spend taking place in the region ...
Monday 30th August 2021
Event

Northern leaders to outline urgent need for investment at Transport for the North Annual Conference

Transport for the North’s Annual Conference in Leeds next month brings together politicians and business leaders to discuss key issues on transport, decarbonisation, levelling up and economic recovery ...
Wednesday 25th August 2021
Decarbonisation

Final call for Northern residents to have their say on regional Decarbonisation Strategy

Just two weeks left to provide vital feedback on public consultation into ambitious plan to tackle climate change in the North of England ...
Tuesday 17th August 2021
Event

Northern Evidence Academic Forum brings experts together to discuss latest transport research

The third meeting of the Northern Evidence Academic Forum takes place on August 18, with experts getting together online to discuss the latest transport research and how it could shape future plans for ...
Friday 13th August 2021
Appointments

Leaders appointed will put the region at the heart of the levelling up agenda

Martin Tugwell and Cllr Louise Gittins take up key leadership roles at the North’s statutory Sub-national Transport Body to lead strategic investment plans ...
Thursday 29th July 2021
Rail

Northern leaders seek further commitments before new rail timetable is agreed

The North’s leaders have said they won’t accept stripped-back train services unless the Government fully commits to delivering key rail investment projects in the North leading to increased ...
Thursday 15th July 2021
Decarbonisation, Response

Transport Decarbonisation Strategy needs to translate aims into actions

The Government has published it’s Transport Decarbonisation Strategy, which focuses on the priorities needed to decarbonise all domestic transport by 2050. It outlines a plan to create cleaner air, healthier communities ...
Thursday 15th July 2021
Decarbonisation

Decarbonisation Strategy sets out ambitious targets for near-zero surface transport carbon by 2045

People in the North of England are encouraged to have their say on the region’s Decarbonisation Strategy at a series of online public consultation events in July ...
Friday 2nd July 2021
Response

Transport for the North scoops CIHT Award for Transport Planning for second year in a row

Transport for the North has scooped a prestigious CIHT Award for the second year in a row ...
Wednesday 30th June 2021
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