Local economies

Over the last few years it has become evident that focusing on large-scale economic renewal at a regional level can only achieve so much.  Our great cities – Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Cardiff and Belfast – may have enjoyed a renaissance but there are still hundreds of communities in and around those economic hubs that aren’t feeling the benefit.  

Investing in the local environment can be proven to deliver significant and measurable benefits to both individual businesses and the economic stability of whole areas. 

Associated pages

• Supporting local economies and tackling worklessness
• Community Spaces
• Improving local environments, improving local economies
  This publication details the research by the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) and Groundwork into how investment in the local environment can bring major benefits to the local economy
  

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