The whole of Leicestershire is part of the Three Cities and Three Counties (6Cs) area which has been granted the status of a New Growth Point.  This followed a bid for New Growth Point status submitted by the 6Cs Partnership (Leicestershire County Council, Leicester City Council, Nottinghamshire County Council, Nottingham City Council, Derbyshire County Council, Derby City Council) in 2006.

Follow these links for information on the Government's New Growth Point initiative, also known as Partnership for Growth, and for a summary of the Three Cities and Three Counties NGP area.

On October 1st 2007 the 6Cs Partnership submitted to the Government a Programme of Development for 2006-2026, including indicative investment priorities for 2008-11.  This Programme will inform the Government's NGP funding allocation decision in December 2007 for the 6Cs area for 2008-11.

The Programme consists of six documents:

• The 3 Cities and 3 Counties New Growth Programme of Development 2006-2026
• Appendix 1 – The Derby HMA
• Appendix 2 – The Leicester and Leicestershire HMA
• Appendix 3 – The Nottingham Core HMA
• Appendix 4 – Strategic Green Infrastructure Programme
• Appendix 5 – The principles behind our programme

For more information contact:

Guy Wisbey, 6Cs NGP Project Officer, tel: 0116 252 7256.

Tom Purnell, Leicestershire County Council, tel: 0116 305 7019 or Sharon Wiggins, Leicestershire County Council, 0116 305 8234.