- North Eastern
- Cumbria
- Tees Valley
- York, North Yorkshire and East Riding
- Lancashire
- Leeds City Region
- Liverpool City Region
- Greater Manchester
- Humber
- Sheffield City Region
- Cheshire and Warrington
- Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
- Greater Lincolnshire
- Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire
- Leicester and Leicestershire
- The Marches
- Black Country
- Greater Birmingham and Solihull
- Northamptonshire
- Greater Cambridge and Greater Peterborough
- New Anglia
- Coventry and Warwickshire
- Worcestershire
- South East Midlands
- Gloucestershire
- Hertfordshire
- Buckinghamshire Thames Valley
- Oxfordshire
- London
- Thames Valley Berkshire
- West of England
- Swindon and Wiltshire
- Enterprise M3
- South East
- Coast to Capital
- Solent
- Dorset
- Heart of the South West
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
West of England
The LEP aims to promote economic growth and prosperity in the West of England. It will play a key role in delivering 95,000 jobs in the area by 2030 and attracting at least £1billion of private sector investment over the next five years. The LEP will help put the West of England on the map nationally and internationally, raising the profile of the key high-growth sectors of aerospace; creative industries; environmental industries; silicon and microelectronics, and; tourism that are vital to the region’s economy.The LEP will also encourage high-levels of new business start-ups and the growth of small businesses, help to create a skilled workforce that meets the needs of business, attract inward investment and develop and lobby for an infrastructure to help businesses thrive.
Geography
The LEP covers the areas of Bath and North East Somerset, City of Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire.
Board and Governance
Board recognised: 18/4/2011
Chair: Colin Skellett
Enterprise Zone(s)
The Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone is situated in Bristol. Find more information about the EZ here.
News
http://www.westofenglandlep.co.uk/news/
Key contact
Peter Jackson
Phone: 0117 903 6868
Email: [email protected]
LEP Twitter: @WofEnglandLEP
http://www.westofenglandlep.co.uk/
Latest News
- 10/02/2014 Gigabit wireless firm Blu Wireless awarded £1m from the West of England Growth Fund
- 16/12/2013 Have your say on how the West of England should get its share of a £2bn growth fund
- 30/08/2013 Social Enterprise will boost economic growth
- 17/07/2013 New Business representative joins West of England LEP Board
- 01/07/2013 West of England: A step in the right direction
- 17/05/2013 New £25m fund to boost local jobs and get the economy moving
- 07/03/2013 New Chief Executive at the West of England LEP
- 08/02/2013 West of England LEP launches new network
- 05/07/2012 City Deal agreed for Bristol
- 02/07/2012 West of England LEP welcomes investment from the Local Sustainable Transport Fund