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Ministers must urgently lay out a long term plan to help Jaguar Land Rover succeed into the future as it transition to an all-electric fleet, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
Got a 'polluting' car? Then you could be eligible for £3,000 in return for your vehicle. The trial scheme is launching in Coventry but could extend to the rest of the UK in order to try and lower the UK’s carbon emissions and tackle climate change. According to The Times, it hopes to target diesel cars built before 2016 and petrol models made before 2006.
A MAJOR milestone has been reached in the Very Light Rail programme in Dudley with the completion of the test track. The new 2.2km test track, which runs from the bottom of Castle Hill to Cinder Bank Island, is the linchpin in making Dudley a global focus in rail innovation. It is expected that a Coventry VLR prototype vehicle, being developed by Coventry City Council and WMG, will be tested later this year. Councillor Patrick Harley, leader of Dudley Council, toured the site this week with West Midlands Mayor Andy Street to see the progress first-hand. The senior figures also got to see the work in progress on site including the National Innovation Centre.
£8 million government boost for manufacturers across England to go digital
Funding for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to help them modernise, go digital and create new jobs.
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SMEs across England to benefit from £8 million to adopt cutting-edge, digital technology
projects supported to date include the world’s first smart black pudding factory and adopting 3D printing for stop-motion animated puppets
new funding will help businesses build back better by increasing productivity and reducing emissions
New £8 million government funding for small and medium sized enterprises (
SMEs) to help them modernise, go digital and create new jobs.
The funding, part of the government’s Made Smarter Adoption programme, will support up to 1,000 small and medium sized manufacturers, across the North West, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber and the West Midlands regions, in adopting digital technology.