The news is out this is a fantastic development for South Yorkshire www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.co…

NEWS: South Yorkshire has been announced as the first investment zone in the UK, which is expected to deliver 8,000 jobs & help leverage £1.2bn of private investment by 2030. Chancellor Sir Jeremy Hunt MP visited The Boeing Company during his visit to the area, a leader in advanced manufacturing.

20 years ago I worked in Washington DC for the Leader of the Democratic Party and Congressman for Missouri, Dick Gephardt. Today I’m proud to be back in the US, opening conversations about boosting trade between South Yorkshire and St Louis, Missouri. 🧵

Thank you to The Boeing Company Seyer Industries Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center (AMICSTL) and others for joining us to talk about more and better collaboration on our shared challenges and opportunities, in South Yorkshire and St Louis.

For the next couple of day I’ll be at Bloomberg City Lab; working with other Mayors, leaders and NGOs, on some of the biggest challenges we face. I’m here talking about how we’re putting advanced manufacturing at the forefront of our vision for a bigger, better economy in SY.

Today South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Homes England to enter into a Strategic Place Partnership. This new partnership will promote locally led housing growth and regeneration here in SY. Read more: southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk/news/article/5…

The Beds for Babies programme will provide a moses basket, cot, cotbed or toddler bed to any under-5 in South Yorkshire who needs it. Today South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard and partners officially launched the project. Find out more here: southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk/news/article/1…

Today, South Yorkshire’s Mayor Oliver Coppard announced not one, but two landmark strategies at a roundtable in #Barnsley.

Launching on April 8th - Sheffield Connect 🚌 A free bus service for people to use seven days a week, across the core of the city centre, powered by of Sheffield’s first Zero Emission buses. orlo.uk/jxM97 Sheffield City Council

The Steel City signs the Steel Charter 📜 In a move to promote UK-made steel in the region and help bring growth to South Yorkshire, Mayor Oliver Coppard today became the first metro mayor to sign up to the UK Steel Charter, at Sheffield Forgemasters.

🧵 As part of the Year of Active Travel, South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard and Active Travel Commissioner Ed Clancy OBE will be taking part in Park Hill Uprise Urban Hill Climb 2024. The event is for both experienced riders and anyone who wants to have a go.

📢MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT FOR DONCASTER... ✈️Airport lease agreed Ros Jones - Mayor of Doncaster announces lease for Doncaster Sheffield Airport has been signed. It's the first step in the process to see the return of planes to the city's skies; the next is to appoint an operator later in the spring.

Join us at UKREiiF 2024 next week for a compelling discussion on shaping South Yorkshire's prosperous future. 📅 Date: Tuesday, 21st May 🕚Time: 11:00am 📍Venue: SCAPE Public Sector Stage, South Yorkshire Showcase

Transforming Places: South Yorkshire’s New Partnership Approach to Housing Growth and Regeneration 🏘 Join us at UKREiiF 2024 for a thought-provoking panel discussion. 📅 Wed May 22nd 12:15-1:15pm 📍Yorkshire Housing Head Office, Leeds LS10 1PX

🧵Healthcare Through Innovation: A Panel Discussion on South Yorkshire's Health Sector 📍 Thursday, May 23rd, from 12:00-1:00pm at The Cratus Group Pavilion, Pavilion Zone at UKREiiF #UKREiIF24

Step by step, we’re making South Yorkshire a clean energy superpower

BREAKING NEWS…International airport expertise secured to reopen Doncaster’s airport ✈️ Today Mayor Ros Jones confirms that one of Europe’s most successful airport operator’s subsidiary will strategically partner the reopening of the former Doncaster Sheffield Airport. 👇🎥

South Yorkshire: building a better future, of pride, purpose, and prosperity placeyorkshire.co.uk/south-yorkshir… via Place Yorkshire

Huge news for South Yorkshire today; £1,500,000,000 is a massive investment in our transport networks. But big numbers often don’t mean much. What this really is, is an investment in connecting people; 1/2

Barnsley becomes UK’s first government-backed Tech Town gov.uk/government/new…