Hip hip hooray! We're SO excited to announce our first Official 230th Birthday Partner - Esprit Warehousing. Esprit have been members for over 9 years (!) and their founder, Graham, is our Trafford Local President. 🤩🎉🎊🎈

Great to be with colleagues from GMColleges with Innovate UK Bev Craig and Andy Burnham to celebrate £2.5m investment in #FEinnovation #FEIF ukri.org/blog/education…

“Britain’s forgotten regions.” Forgotten by who exactly? It’s ten years this year since the Northern Powerhouse was launched

Richard Caulfield and C Grainger outlining the opportunities and importance of the FE Innovation Fund. Research and innovation, place based solutions for business and the creation of Apps Innovation Ambassadors - FE playing its part in GM. Richard Jones Innovate UK AoC North West 👇

Wouldn't it be really good if the Chancellor actually got on with telling us what he is doing instead of making cheap comments against the other parties. Obvious pre-election setting up here.

Jeremy Hunt rather overdoing the party political stuff, making it harder than usual to hear the actual budget measures.

Deeply unimpressive so far from the Chancellor, think I've heard more about what Labour isn't doing than what he is actually doing. Hard to pick out the points in amongst the music hall slapstick! Good job the economy is in a such a good state it's a laughing matter #Budget2024

Wish I'd got 'they dont have a plan' and 'I thought they were interested in....' in Budget Bingo. #Budget2024

Chris Fletcher of GM Chamber speaking at our #LSIF Leading for the Future event, celebrating the work that the chamber is working with the sector on

Wigan & Leigh College would like to invite you to their upcoming Meet the Employer Event. This is an opportunity for you to speak to the students and school leaves, network with employers and promote opportunities for apprenticeships/employment. 👉ow.ly/aAbg50R6tZe

We're delighted to see Ghislaine Howard and Michael Howard, with @gmcc_Fletch and members of @UKMED. They're standing with pieces from her recent exhibition from Keele University Chapel, now installed around the UK-MED office space in Elliot house.

Wrote something about the Avanti Problem and why businesses, passengers and regional leaders are running out of patience with both the operator and the government: on.ft.com/43Z4wEu

Great turn out for the GMColleges #CDI event Wigan & Leigh College this morning. Looking forward to exploring the potential of immersive learning and the new technologies colleges are investing in #innovation #FE

It’s time for the Property and Construction Summit 2024, a warm welcome from Andy Crane who’s back after our 5 year break. Let’s get the collective voice of this industry heard.

This morning, I am presenting at GM Chamber #GMCCSummit at the wonderful Emirates Old Trafford. Setting the economic and labour market context for further discussion based on #GMEconomics and #GMLSIP.

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Shock horror, less capacity = more expensive fares. Who knew.........

It never made it to Manchester.....

That #Euston screen should never have been given the go-ahead in the first place. tinyurl.com/5n83ryt8

The results of Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce’s latest Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) highlight the impact global uncertainty and rising costs are having on businesses. aboutmanchester.co.uk/greater-manche…