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This section contains all the latest news from The Northern Way, including media releases, statements and some speeches.

	8th December 2008 Businesses outside the South East struggling to attract private investors, warns Crosby A fundamental shift in the geography of venture capitalism is needed if Small and Medium sized enterprises in the North of England are able to flourish when the economy begins to recover from the current recession. In the first paper from its Private Investment Commission, Chaired by Sir James Crosby, economic development experts The Northern Way highlight a striking imbalance between private money invested in London firms and those in the rest of the country. • Click here to read more

	17th November 2008 Simply building bigger roads will not solve crisis of northern road congestion, says Northern Way The Northern Way is today warning that any short term fall in traffic levels brought about by an economic slowdown must not be used as an excuse to avoid tackling the long term economic problem of congested roads. • Click here to read more

	27th October 2008 Woodhead Tunnels remain viable option for trans-Pennine rail link The Northern Way is today (27 October 2008) publishing a paper that describes what would need to be done to keep open the option of bringing the disused Woodhead rail route between Hadfield and Penistone in the Peak District back into rail use. • Click here to read more

	14th October 2008 Major OECD review hails potential of northern innovation assets The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is today calling for the UK to realise the full economic potential of innovation in the North of England, and learn from best practice across the world. • Click here to read more

	19th September 2008 Northern Way supports Greengauge 21 over High Speed Rail The Northern Way today (19th September) announced that it has joined the Public Interest Group established by Greengauge21 to take forward a clear plan to develop a national High Speed Rail network. • Click here to read more