Superfast broadband for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Cambridgeshire’s superfast broadband rollout is surging ahead to meet the high demand for faster fibre connections for homes and businesses across the county. Connecting Cambridgeshire has now reached...
View Article£1 million to help local people get back to work
Funding to support innovation within the local Voluntary and Social Enterprise sector was unveiled today as the next round of the £1 million LEP Prize Challenge opened for bids. The Greater Cambridge...
View ArticleCambridgeshire Digital Awards
The deadline for the Cambridgeshire Digital Awards is just over a week away. Set up in the spring, the Cambridgeshire Digital Awards is the first and only Awards programme to recognise the online...
View ArticleCalling all Fenland businesses
Find out how you can Grow Your Business Through People at the Boathouse in Wisbech this Tuesday 24th November 2015. Your people are key to your company’s success, but are you harnessing their full...
View Article£280,000 Invested in Local Charities and Social Enterprises
Over a quarter of a million pounds has been invested in local charities and social enterprises to help people furthest from the workplace get the skills they need to return to work. The Greater...
View ArticleThird Call for ERDF Applications
The third call for ERDF applications in the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough area is now live. This call is only for applications under ERDF Priority Axis 4 and is looking for low carbon projects...
View ArticleUnder starter’s orders for launch of new innovation event
Innovation organisations across the East will be under starter’s orders when Venturefest East arrives for the first time at the Rowley Mile Racecourse in Newmarket on 24th May 2016. The brainchild of...
View ArticleHigh-speed fibre broadband roll-out reaching nearly 100,000 premises
Cambridgeshire is celebrating being a leading digital county with the high-speed fibre broadband roll-out programme reaching close to 100,000 homes and businesses that could not get it before. Take-up...
View ArticleCelebration of innovation unveiled
A celebration of innovation has been launched by the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Enterprise Partnership (LEP) today. #100InnovativeDays draws together some of the greatest innovations from...
View ArticleMulti-million pound boost to take Cambridgeshire fibre broadband rollout even...
The success of Cambridgeshire’s superfast broadband programme has brought a multi-million pound boost to help rollout high speed fibre technology to even more homes and businesses. Take-up of fibre...
View ArticleFirst ERDF project approved for GCGP area
A partnership led by Anglia Ruskin University has secured £9.4m of funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to support innovation and growth amongst British small businesses. The...
View ArticleFunding for Wisbech firm to bring new product to market
A Wisbech based business is celebrating after being awarded £50,000 funding from the Eastern Agri-Tech Growth Initiative. Agrimech Services Ltd specialise in servicing and repairing all makes and...
View ArticleCambridgeshire & Peterborough Devolution Deal Announced
Councils across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, including the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Enterprise Partnership (LEP), will be making decisions over a proposed devolution deal with...
View ArticleRail studies on track after £359,000 LEP funding
Plans to improve the stations at Manea and Whittlesey have taken another important step forward with the announcement that crucial funding has now been secured. Fenland District Council has been...
View ArticleCareers & Enterprise Company celebrates first anniversary
As the Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) celebrates its first anniversary, we have taken the time to look at the positive impact CEC has had on the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough LEP area....
View ArticlePeterborough Devolution Breakfast
Devolution- What it could mean for business The Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough LEP and Opportunity Peterborough would like to invite you to attend a free breakfast event at the Eco Innovation...
View ArticleLEP bids for Government funding
LEP TARGETS GOVERNMENT FOR INVESTMENT IN ECONOMIC GROWTH A bid to secure £70.5 million to support the growth of the local area has been submitted to Government thanks to the Greater Cambridge Greater...
View ArticleConsultation shows support for devolution
The LEP has welcomed the outcome of a public consultation on proposals to devolve power and hundreds of millions of pounds of funding from Westminster to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. The...
View ArticleThe East remains popular investment destination
The results of the 2015/16 Department for International Trade have been published and show that the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough LEP area attracted a number of international businesses to its...
View ArticleSajid Javid: Councils should “press on” with devo deal to benefit...
In a visit to Cambridgeshire today, Communities Secretary Sajid Javid urged local leaders across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to “press on” with their devolution deal plans which could bring...
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