Cities Northwest

Author: Northwest Regional Development Agency and Centre for Cities at ippr
Date: 10/07/2006

Englands Northwest is a £98 billion economy with 6.8 million people and 230,000 firms. It is home to the largest media hub outside London (Manchester), one of the worlds most famous waterfronts (Merseyside), and the largest concentration of advanced manufacturing and chemicals production in the UK (Lancashire and Cheshire).