West Yorkshire Awarded £25 Million to Grow Creative Industries

Creative businesses and freelancers across West Yorkshire are set to benefit from significant Government backing aimed at helping them innovate, develop new skills, and attract private investment. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has been named as one of just six UK regions with recognised strengths in the creative industries to receive £25 million through the Government’s Creative Places Growth Fund. The investment will build on the region’s already thriving creative economy, spanning film and TV, music, video games, fashion, textiles, and createch Leeds Star Newspaper