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The latest update of the High Streets Recovery Tracker includes spend data up until the end of April and gives a sense of how spending in UK cities and towns is recovering as lockdown restrictions begin to lift.
Last week, voters in the West of England elected Dan Norris as their metro mayor. Researcher Guilherme Rodrigues takes a closer look at what the mayor will have to do to raise public awareness of his role and support the city-region in its future growth.
Where in England has the highest number of new Coronavirus cases?
For the eight metro mayors, winning the election is only the beginning – their real task is to make their cities better, more prosperous places to live.
Job postings in cities and large towns in the North and Midlands are recovering fastest, while London and other cities are lagging.
As the COVID-19 pandemic sends shockwaves through the labour market, Centre for Cities tracks the latest unemployment claim statistics across the UK's cities and largest towns.
How to revive the high street after the pandemic.
Raj Kandola, Head of Policy for Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce, outlines what kind of Metro Mayor the West Midlands needs as the city region begins to recover from Covid-19.
Almost 10 million new jobs will need to be generated to recover from the pandemic, making job creation the most pressing policy challenge we face in the immediate future.
While retail and hospitality account for the largest shares of jobs on furlough across the country, the export base of some places has been particularly affected, raising concerns about their ability to bounce back.