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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 15h

Let's take a closer look at #Wigan🔎

📍Wigan's retail catchment size is smaller than its population

See how your place compares with our new data tool📊 👇
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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 17h

Will the Conservatives or Labour save the high street? 🛍️

The parties believe there is political hay to be made from improving high streets. But the obvious question is whether their proposals will work.

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Will the Conservatives or Labour save the high street? - Centre for Cities

Both Labour and Conservatives made a big announcement on the same urban policy area at party conferences – high streets.

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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 20h

🔴STARTING NOW | Centre for Cities on: The New Towns Taskforce report

Our housing and planning experts are introducing key takeaways from the report and what they mean for the Government’s housing delivery plans.

Watch live on Youtube👇
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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 1d

There has been a lot of discussion about declining pupil numbers in London recently 🚸

Understandably so – some boroughs have seen multiple primary schools close in recent years.

Read our blog on why this isn't exclusively a London issue 👇
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Declining pupil numbers isn’t just a London thing - Centre for Cities

The headline story on pupil numbers is that numbers are declining across the country.

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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 1d

📅 Centre for Cities on: The New Towns Taskforce report

Our housing and planning experts @antbreach.bsky.social and @mauricelange.bsky.social will introduce key takeaways from the report and what they mean for the Government’s housing delivery plans.

Register here👇
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Centre for Cities on: The New Towns Taskforce report - Centre for Cities

Centre for Cities' housing and planning experts break down the New Towns Taskforce report and answer your questions on what it means for where and how we deliver housing.

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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 2d

Let's take a closer look at Bradford 🔎

📍Bradford's retail catchment size is smaller than its population

See how your place compares with our new data tool📊 👇
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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 2d

For our next fringe event, held in partnership with Policy@Manchester, we're hearing from @mayorofgm.bsky.social Andy Burnham.

Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 2d

🆕📅 Join Centre for Cities for launch of our new briefing that looks at how productivity is measured, how it relates to other indicators of economic performance and how the UK’s large cities have performed over the last 20 years.

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Briefing launch and Q&A- How productive are the UK's big cities? - Centre for Cities

Join Centre for Cities for the launch of a new briefing on national and city productivity - how have the UK's large cities performed over the last 20 years?

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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 2d

For our first fringe event at Conservative Party Conference, we are now starting our In Conversation event with Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Paul Bristow.

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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 2d

Kicking off our Conservative Party Conference programme with our Welcome to Manchester Reception.

Hearing from Emma Holt @gmchamber.bsky.social, Shadow HCLG Minister Paul Holmes and John Rayson of Atkins Réalis.

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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 5d

📅 Centre for Cities on: The New Towns Taskforce report

Our housing and planning experts @antbreach.bsky.social and @mauricelange.bsky.social will introduce key takeaways from the report and what they mean for the Government’s housing delivery plans.

Register here👇
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Centre for Cities on: The New Towns Taskforce report - Centre for Cities

Centre for Cities' housing and planning experts break down the New Towns Taskforce report and answer your questions on what it means for where and how we deliver housing.

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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 6d

🏘️The New Towns Taskforce report understands what new towns are for, but now it’s up to Government to deliver.

This blog reviews the report's recommendations and the Government’s response👇
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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 6d

🔎Let's take a closer look at Exeter

📍Exeter's catchment size is larger than its population

See how your place compares with our new data tool📊 👇
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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 7d

Where are we after a year of planning reforms?🎙️

@mauricelange.bsky.social explores how the government has been doing over the last year as they implement planning reforms to try and meet the housebuilding target.

Listen now 🎧👇
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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 7d

📅 Join Centre for Cities at our annual reception to welcome the Conservative Party Conference to Manchester.

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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 8d

There has been a lot of discussion about declining pupil numbers in London recently 🚸

Understandably so – some boroughs have seen multiple primary schools close in recent years.

Read our blog on why this isn't exclusively a London issue 👇
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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 8d

🔎Let's take a closer look at Derby

📍In 2022, Derby was the 38th largest city by population out of 62 and its city centre had the 20th largest catchment area

See how your place compares with our new data tool📊 👇
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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 8d

🚨The New Towns Taskforce report is finally out.

It understands what new towns are for, but now it’s up to Government to deliver.

This blog by @mauricelange.bsky.social reviews the report's recommendations and the Government’s response👇
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The New Towns Report understands what new towns are for, now it’s up to Government to deliver - Centre for Cities

The Taskforce’s report is finally out. This blog reviews the recommendations and the Government’s response.

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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 12d

Pupil numbers in London are declining 🚸

⚠️But Centre for Cities analysis suggests that the prevailing framing risks being too London-centric.

Read more in our latest blog from @mauricelange.bsky.social 👇
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Declining pupil numbers isn’t just a London thing - Centre for Cities

The headline story on pupil numbers is that numbers are declining across the country.

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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 12d

What factors dictate the sizes of these city centre catchments? To what extent can policy be used to change them?

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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 13d

🎙️How has the government has been doing over the last year as they implement planning reforms to try and meet the housebuilding target?

And what might need to happen if we get a second planning bill?

Listen to our latest podcast🎧👇
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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 13d

A third of UK cities have no universities registered locally🎓

But many universities are opening ‘branch’ campuses in current university ‘cold spots’.

Branch campuses can provide the benefits of universities – on a smaller scale.

Read more👇
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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 14d

♦️Centre for Cities is off to Liverpool this weekend for Labour Party Conference!

We're hosting a full programme of events including a panel event with @utg-uk.bsky.social on transport devolution powering growth 🚌

See the full programme here 👇
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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 14d

🔎Let's take a closer look at Sheffield

📍In 2022, Sheffield was the 6th largest city by population out of 62 and its city centre had the 17th largest catchment area

See how your place compares with our new data tool📊 👇
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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 14d

📆👀What's coming up?

Centre for Cities is headed to Labour and Conservative Party Conferences with a packed programme of events.

Here's what to look out for this year 👇
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What to look out for in Centre for Cities’ 2025 Party Conference programme - Centre for Cities

What to look forward to as Centre for Cities prepares to attend Labour and Conservative party Conference next week.

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