Core Cities Group

The Core Cities Group is a network of England's major regional cities: Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield. The Core Cities Group is developing long-term partnerships with Government, national and regional agencies and other key stakeholders to develop solutions that will drive economic development in the cities. We are working in collaboration to ensure that national and regional policy and delivery that affects cities takes full account of ‘on the ground’ realities, providing workable, successful solutions to accelerate economic growth and to translate this into increased social cohesion.

The work of the Core Cities Group has demonstrated the critical economic role of these cities. Each is a major centre of business and wealth creation that in turn powers the economy of its surrounding region. The cities sit at the heart of travel networks, surrounded by towns and rural areas that are economically dependant on each other and across which people travel to and from work. These functional economic areas have developed into city region partnerships to work across boundaries with some city-region areas producing 50% or more of their entire region’s economic output, making a vital contribution to the national economy. Home to some 16.5 million people, these areas also face huge challenges and are home to much of England’s worst deprivation with, on average, 61% of each region’s Job Seekers Allowance claimants located in the Core Cities’ city regions.

www.corecities.com

For more information about this event, please contact:
Chris Murray or Richard Muscat at The Core Cities Group
Tel: 0161 242 5951