Peterborough named Smart City of the Year 2015
Peterborough has been named Smart City of the Year 2015 in Barcelona. Attended by business delegates, entrepreneurs and city representatives from around the world, the World Smart City Congress awarded...
View Article£10,700 for Production Perfection in Peterborough
A Peterborough engineering business has just received funding of £10,700 to simplify and streamline data recording in the food and drink industry. OAL (Olympus Automation Ltd) after receiving a grant...
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 ArticleLow Carbon Projects ERDF Event
This half-day event will help organisations and low carbon professionals to understand and begin to plan new projects suitable for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Priority Axis 4 (PA4)....
View ArticleCities Outlook highlights strength of our cities
The annual Centre for Cities ‘Cities Outlook 2016‘ Report has once again highlighted the strengths of the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough LEP area. From fast growth in Peterborough to high...
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 ArticleSod cutting event at Peterborough Regional College
The ground breaking ceremony took place at Peterborough Regional College (PRC) last week to mark the start of the build of a brand new Food Centre of Excellence and Training Facility. The first cut was...
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 ArticleQueen’s Award winners
Two hundred and forty-three businesses across the UK have received a new Queen’s Award for Enterprise, recognising their contribution to international trade, innovation and sustainable development,...
View ArticleERDF Roadshow- Coming to a town near you
The Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Enterprise Partnership (LEP), in association with Anglia Ruskin University and Peterborough Regional College, invites you to a European Regional Development...
View ArticleUniversity of Peterborough moves a step closer
Funding has been secured for a team to progress plans to create a University in Peterborough, thanks to the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough LEP. Peterborough is currently the largest conurbation...
View Article£50,000 for Peterborough Packaging Company
A business in Peterborough has been awarded funding for a new packaging line from the Eastern Agri-Tech Growth Initiative. Manasty Packing Ltd are contract packers and are part of the Sweet Ideas...
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 ArticleLEP first to sign off new & improved Devolution Deal
The Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has officially signed off the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough East Anglia Devolution Deal at their Board meeting last week...
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 ArticleCambridge & Peterborough named top places to work in UK
A new survey by recruitment firm, Glassdoor, has named Cambridge as the best place in the UK to work and Peterborough as the fifth best place to work. Neil Darwin, Chief Executive of the Greater...
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