"No one left behind"… For the last five years, Talent Match has lived up to its motto and turned life around for over 2,500 of the Sheffield City Region’s (SCR) most vulnerable young jobless. Many of those young people had been considered beyond help, but the Big Lottery funded employment programme,
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Jobs and businesses open up at major M1 gateway
One of the biggest-ever infrastructure schemes in the Sheffield City Region (SCR), which is set to underpin massive jobs growth, is already attracting businesses and opening up a major gateway to development. The SCR investment in an ambitious £55m plan to open up and develop the Dearne Valley A61/6195 Growth Corridor
Region’s new Trade and Investment Advisory Board meets for first time
Representatives from major Sheffield City Region companies came together this week for the first meeting of the new SCR Trade and Investment Advisory Board. The board, which will meet quarterly, has ten members from public and private sector organisations across the region. Members will act in an advisory capacity and lead the
Region celebrates 73 per cent increase in foreign investment
New figures from the Department for International Trade show that foreign investment into the Sheffield City Region (SCR) leapt by a massive 73 per cent in the financial year to the end of March compared to previous 12 months. This makes it the most successful year for international investment in the
Boeing set for Sheffield touchdown
Sheffield City Region is set to partner the world’s largest aerospace company, Boeing, in a multi-million pound investment, bringing new jobs and providing the region’s businesses with new supply chain opportunities, subject to contract agreement. The announcement that the firm, subject to planning permission, plans to build its first factory in Europe
Free event to boost future of SCR retail
Sheffield City Region retailers gather next month for an insight into the sector’s future growth from business leaders and industry experts. The Source Skills Academy’s eighth Retail Matters Conference will be staged on April 12 to further boost the prospects of the region’s retail sector. Organised as part of flagship training academy’s
121 cleaner buses for Yorkshire
More than 120 buses in Leeds, Sheffield, York, Harrogate and West Yorkshire will be fitted with green technology to cut harmful emissions by up to 90 per cent, after successful bids for £1,965,500 of funding was announced yesterday. The Clean Bus Technology Fund 2015 is being awarded to 18 local authorities
Region’s manufacturing and engineering companies invited to exclusive event at AMRC
Destination Chesterfield, the town's marketing campaign, is offering Chesterfield and North Derbyshire's manufacturing and engineering businesses the opportunity to become involved with The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing, a world-class centre for advanced machining and materials research for high-value manufacturing sectors. Information on how to get