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September 2009

Official Launch of the City Region Employment and Skills Multi Area Agreement. Read more

July 2009

City Region Jobs Bid Succeeds

The City Region has had its bid to the Future Jobs Fund accepted by the Department for Work and Pensions.

The City Region submission was for the creation of 5,884 jobs supported by £37,986,000 from the Fund. All seven City Region local authorities contributed to the submission, in addition to the Borough of Telford and Wrekin, and Groundwork.

City Region officials will be working with DWP over the summer to provide specific information on start dates for each of the jobs on a monthly basis from October 2009 to March 2010."

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