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Housing and infrastructure – massive for West London
This session at the Capital West London Build & Recover Summit could have been summed up by Cath Shaw, from Barnet Council, who said in her opening: “Delivery of housing and infrastructure is of absolutely massive importance”. She ran through … Continue reading
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Local centres set to rise
West London’s town centres can look forward to recovery, and indeed to a potentially better future than they might have seen before the pandemic hit, according to a panel of experts at the Capital West London Build & Recover Summit. … Continue reading
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Shopping habits changing for good
Research just released has revealed how the UK’s shopping habits have changed over the past six months of coronavirus. The proportion who think their shopping habits have changed permanently has gone up from 60% in April to 81% in September. … Continue reading
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New World, New Economy
The Capital West London Build & Recover Summit – the key annual event for the sub-region – will take place on September 29 as an online event. The event is run on behalf of the West London boroughs – Barnet, … Continue reading
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Capital West London publishes Creative Manifesto
Capital West London, the groundbreaking inward investment and trade promotion programme commissioned by the West London Alliance, has published a manifesto for the Creative Industries in West London, aimed at cementing the sub-region’s place as the best location for a … Continue reading
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Rail link can help West London in to orbit
The West London Orbital was cited as key to attracting development interest and investment by a succession of speakers at the Capital West London Growth Summit. The proposed railway’s core section runs from South Acton to Neasden by making use … Continue reading
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West London needs world-class digital infrastructure
West London’s creative industries needs world-class digital infrastructure to meet the challenges of the future. Niall Bolger, chief executive of Hounslow Council, spoke about a vision for growth being launched in a white paper coinciding with the Capital West London … Continue reading
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Hammersmith to welcome young entrepreneurs
Young entrepreneurs are to be offered office space in Hammersmith to help them start up in business from next year. Olly Olsen, founder and chief executive of The Office Group, revealed his intention to support the provide heavily subsidised space … Continue reading
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Helping the next generation of entrepreneurs to flourish
A fascinating debate on what makes an entrepreneur and how they can flourish in West London formed part of the Capital West London Growth Summit at the Lyric Theatre. Olly Olsen and Wayne Hemingway, two of the UK’s foremost entrepreneurs, … Continue reading
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Delivering a Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Future
Four of the Capital West London boroughs have declared a climate emergency, as sustainability and the environment is climbing ever higher on the political agenda. During an afternoon break-out session at the Capital West London Growth Summit that focussed on … Continue reading
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Innovation and collaboration will help to deliver West London’s housing target
Developers and the public sector need to work together to deliver the housing needed in West London, was the main message from the ‘delivering housing’ panel at the Capital West London Growth Summit, chaired by Jackie Sadek, UK Regeneration. Cllr … Continue reading
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West London – a vision for 2050
The final plenary session at the Capital West London Growth Summit sought to look forwards, to try to discuss what shape the future might take, and how West London could best prepare. Three speakers – Laura Citron, of London & … Continue reading
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Investing in Creativity
The Investing in Creativity session at the Capital West London Growth Summit discussed the value of investing in places designed for the creative industries – which provide nearly four in ten of West London’s jobs. A key question that came … Continue reading
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Destination White City
White City has changed beyond recognition in the last 20 years. Since Westfield London emerged, Imperial College began the building of their White City campus, and Stanhope and Mitsui Fudoshan began the redevelopment of the BBC sites, the once challenged … Continue reading
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New report reviews success stories from significant London developments and applies findings to West London delivery challenges
WSP and London First, with the support of West London Business, Capital West London and the West London Alliance, have reviewed significant London developments and identified critical success factors which accelerated progress and have now published the findings in a … Continue reading
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Overhead opportunity
The VIP breakfast at the Capital West London Growth Summit saw around 40 guests enjoy an interesting session focussed on the potential for new homes on the roofs of existing buildings. Jonathan Smart, of Apex Airspace, outlined what he sees … Continue reading
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Opportunities across the region continue to gain momentum
More than 200 people from global businesses, UK based developers, leading investors and council representatives will be coming together for the Capital West London Growth Summit 2019. Following the successful 2018 event, this year’s Growth Summit will take place at … Continue reading
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West London at EXPO REAL
Capital West London led a West London delegation to EXPO REAL, the leading European property investment conference and trade show aiming to showcase the opportunities in the sub-region to the international investors there. The session “Capital West London: Opportunity Sites … Continue reading
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