Eastern Promise - The Podcast

The EP Headlines: 8th March 2023

Our news roundup will call upon you to assist Innovate Cambridge and also lay out the exciting changes at...Eastern Promise?   
 
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The East of England All-Party Parliamentary Group reception (22.02.23)

Mike Rigby talks to delegates at the recent Parliamentary reception, hosted by MPs and Peers of the East of England All-Party Parliamentary Group, to discuss that EELGA report on levelling up progress in the region and identify where the East is at its strongest and where much more still needs to be done.      
 
Interviewees include:
Peter Aldous MP (Con), Member of Parliament for Waveney;
Cllr Matthew Hicks (Con), Chair of the East of England LGA and Leader of Suffolk County Council; 
Arnie Craven, Cadent;
Anita Thornberry, Haven Gateway Partnership;
Cllr John Fuller (Con), Leader, South Norfolk Council;
Paul Carter, Anglian Water;
Lawrence Morris, University of Cambridge;
Adam Thorp, East of England LGA;
Andrew Sinclair, BBC East; and
Cllr Anna Smith (Lab), Acting Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough and Leader, Cambridge City Council.
 
Get in touch by emailing mike@easternpromise.site

The EP Interview: Professor Cheryl Davenport (EELGA)

Big sky.  Big potential...this is Eastern Promise.  
 
Mike Rigby talks to Professor Cheryl Davenport, Managing Director of the East of England Local Government Association (EELGA), a membership body encompassing the region's 50 local councils, from North Norfolk and the Suffolk Coast to central Cambridge and the edge of London.  We'll hear about EELGA's work, its sustainable growth prospectus and its landmark report evaluating the progress of 'Levelling Up' the East of England.  
 
Read more here: https://www.eelga.gov.uk/levelling-up-report/
 
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Eastern Promise: Episode 55 - Omnibus Edition

Big sky.  Big potential...this is Eastern Promise.  
 
This week, Mike Rigby talks to Professor Cheryl Davenport, Managing Director of the East of England Local Government Association (EELGA), a membership body encompassing the region's 50 local councils, from North Norfolk and the Suffolk Coast to central Cambridge and the edge of London.  We'll hear about EELGA's work, its sustainable growth prospectus and its landmark report evaluating the progress of 'Levelling Up' the East of England.  
 
We'll also hear from the fringes of the recent Parliamentary reception, hosted by MPs and Peers of the East of England All-Party Parliamentary Group, to discuss that EELGA report and identify where the region is at its strongest and where much more still needs to be done.  
 
Our news roundup will call upon you to assist Innovate Cambridge and also lay out the exciting changes at...Eastern Promise?    
Finally, where in the East of England do *you* go to clear your mind and soothe your soul.  Let's find out in this week's CROWDSOURCERY!
Get in touch by emailing mike@easternpromise.site

BEST OF THE GUESTS: The East of England’s Screen Sector (Complete & Unabridged)

For the 'Best of the Guests', Eastern Promise brings together the most popular interviews that were originally released in two parts.  
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! For this delve into the Eastern Promise archive, we look to the silver screen, as Rachel Aldridge and Jim Horsfield of Screen Suffolk, Craig Higgins of Norfolk Screen and local film-maker Crispin Buxton share their insights about making movies in the East of England.  What does it mean for the local economy when a movie or TV studio rolls into town?  And does that offset the risk of having our best and brightest behind-the-camera talent poached?  We'll look at all that, and more.
So sit back and relax, grab your popcorn and enjoy our feature presentation...

CROWDSOURCERY! Romance in the East...

This week: love isn't blind as we look at where you go in our region to feel the lurve.  Pucker up for this week's CROWDSOURCERY!     

The EP Headlines: 22nd February 2023

This week: The news round-up takes in NOURISH, news of Warren's spiffy rebrand and your chance to have your say on the County Deal for Norfolk and Suffolk, as well as the Local Skills Improvement Plan.
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The EP Interview: Harriet Fear MBE (Cambridge&)

This week: Mike Rigby chats to Harriet Fear MBE, Chief Executive of Cambridge& (https://cambridgeand.com/) about her career, the importance of foreign direct investment and how vital it is to have a compelling story and 'shop window'.  The news round-up takes in NOURISH, news of Warren's spiffy rebrand and your chance to have your say on the County Deal for Norfolk and Suffolk, as well as the Local Skills Improvement Plan.  And finally, love isn't blind as we look at where you go in our region to feel the lurve.  Pucker up for this week's CROWDSOURCERY!     

Eastern Promise: Episode 54 - Omnibus Edition

This week: Mike Rigby chats to Harriet Fear MBE, Chief Executive of Cambridge& (https://cambridgeand.com/) about her career, the importance of foreign direct investment and how vital it is to have a compelling story and 'shop window'.  The news round-up takes in NOURISH, news of Warren's spiffy rebrand and your chance to have your say on the County Deal for Norfolk and Suffolk, as well as the Local Skills Improvement Plan.  And finally, love isn't blind as we look at where you go in our region to feel the lurve.  Pucker up for this week's CROWDSOURCERY!     

CROWDSOURCERY! Hidden Treasure

Where be the greatest hidden treasures in the East me hearties?  Find out in this week's CROWDSOURCERY!