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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
Northern Budget

Leaders across the North demand a ‘Northern Budget’ to deliver infrastructure boost

Leaders from across the North of England have today called on the Government to commit to a ‘Northern Budget’ in order to deliver a boost to the region’s economic fortunes ...
Thursday 15th August 2019
Response

Response: Power up the North

Responding to northern papers coming together to call on the main political parties to outline their plans to narrow the North-South divide, Barry White, Chief Executive of Transport for the North, said ...
Monday 10th June 2019
Strategic Transport Plan

£70 billion blueprint to transform the North’s economy

Transport for the North has today set out an ambitious vision for the future of the North’s economy, unveiling draft proposals for northern infrastructure for the next 30 years ...
Thursday 31st January 2019
Rail

Northern Powerhouse Rail at centre of UK’s plans in first National Infrastructure Assessment

In another step forward for Northern Powerhouse Rail, the network that will transform travel across the North of England has been named as one of the UK’s major long-term infrastructure priorities ...
Tuesday 10th July 2018
Rail

Transport for the North stand firmly with passengers across the North

This statement is made following discussion with and on behalf of the members of the Transport for the North board ...
Tuesday 5th June 2018
Strategic Transport Plan

Northern airports join forces to endorse northern transport plan

The northern airports have come together to endorse Transport for the North’s draft Strategic Transport Plan. The thirty year plan is the first of its kind and outlines how transport connections across ...
Wednesday 11th April 2018
Strategic Transport Plan

Northern leaders publish plan to transform the region

Civic and business leaders from across the North have come together to publish Transport for the North’s draft Strategic Transport Plan. The thirty year plan is the first of its kind and ...
Tuesday 16th January 2018
International Connectivity, Strategic Transport Plan

Opportunity for economic growth as number of flights to China set to increase

Opportunity for economic growth in the North of England as number of flights to China set to increase Transport for the North has welcomed the announcement of a 50% increase in direct flights ...
Monday 11th December 2017
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