press releases

Alexandra Jones appointed as Chief Executive of Centre for Cities

Date: 05/08/2010

Alexandra joins from The Work Foundation, where she has headed up the influential Ideopolis cities programme.

Better rail services vital to rebalancing the economy

Date: 22/07/2010

Over 20,000 businesses in Leeds and more than 15,000 in Glasgow could benefit from improvements to the rail network, according to our new report.

Plans to introduce Local Enterprise Partnerships

Date: 29/06/2010

LEPs will need to do better than regional development agencies. Their top priority is to help generate more private sector jobs, as the public sector shrinks in England's cities.

Budget response from Dermot Finch, Centre for Cities

Date: 22/06/2010

The Government clearly recognises the need for more enterprise and growth in cities outside the Greater South East.

Centre for Cities announces its new Chair, Nigel Hugill

Date: 10/06/2010

Nigel Hugill, Executive Chair of Urban & Civic, will succeed Tom Bloxham, the Centre's founding Chair, on the 1st July.