East Midlands Combined County Authority

Funding has been approved for the continuation of the highly popular student bus pass for young people travelling from High Peak into Greater Manchester to go to college. This initiative was launched by Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward at the start of the current academic year to enable students to access further education opportunities even when these are outside our area.  More information about this scheme will be available in the new year: https://zurl.co/vpNbV

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📢Save the date! We will be holding a key event on Wednesday 15 January 2025 to outline the Strategic Skills Plan and procurement activity for 2025/26 that will shape the Adult Skills delivery across the region. This event will provide an overview of the Strategic Skills Plan, highlight opportunities for collaboration, and detail the procurement process for the Adult Skills Fund (ASF). More information will be available on our website in the new year: https://zurl.co/hzrhf

Plans to move the running of public transport from local councils to the East Midlands Mayor went before the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) this week (16 December). Moving these over to EMCCA will help create the best possible transport system for people across the region, especially for people in towns, villages and rural areas. Having great public transport is key to growing the economy and linked to improving everything from housing, jobs, education and training. Read more about this on our website at: https://lnkd.in/eDSZUabq

The East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) has approved £9.5million in funding to go to local projects that will help support economic growth for the region. The money comes from EMCCA’s Investment Fund and the authority has worked with partners to look at projects that can make an impact in the region, that do important work to invest in homes, jobs, manufacturing, clean energy creation and greener spaces. Read more here: https://zurl.co/AgUKg

The East Midlands Combined County Authority Board meeting will be held today (Monday 16 December) at 11am in the Civic Centre, Mansfield. You can view the agenda and watch the livestream here: https://zurl.co/cIw1s

Earlier this week, around 80 delegates from local authorities, charities, and the public and private sector gathered in Derby to discuss homelessness in the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) region. Delegates received an update on EMCCA's work to research and gain a comprehensive understanding of homelessness in the region. This work has involved engaging with key stakeholders, covering all aspects of homelessness across all sectors. The roundtable, attended by Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward, highlighted the challenges and issues people are facing in our region, illustrated by stories of lived experience. Discussions built a strong consensus around the role EMCCA could play in leading a holistic strategy to make a long term positive impact. Read more on our website: https://lnkd.in/eFArEnMu

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The Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting is being held today (Thursday 12 December) at 11am in Long Eaton. You can view the agenda for this meeting here: https://zurl.co/LVEbg

East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) is set to approve and allocate up to £9.5million in funding to local projects that will help support economic growth for the region. The money comes from EMCCA’s Investment fund and the authority has worked with partners to look at projects that can make an impact in the region, that do important work to invest in homes, jobs, manufacturing, clean energy creation and greener spaces. The funding is set to be discussed and approved on Monday 16 December at EMCCA Board meeting in Mansfield. You can read more about this and the projects on our website at: https://zurl.co/GyDtk Derby City Council Nottingham City Council Bassetlaw District Council North East Derbyshire District Council (NEDDC)