Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward

🚀𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗔𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗬𝗢𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗠𝗜𝗗𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗦 Since officially starting the job on May 7, I've made sure that the East Midlands Combined County Authority has hit the ground running. Here's what we've already achieved, and there's so much more to come!

𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗗 🚍 Students in Derbyshire are set to benefit from free bus travel to colleges in the Greater Manchester area next term, saving families hundreds of pounds a year. It makes good economic sense to support as many students as we can to travel to the colleges where they want to study and learn. It’s one of my priorities to make sure everyone gets the skills they need and this is one practical way to help us achieve this for the East Midlands

Leaders across the East Midlands have come together to call for a long-term plan for improving regional rail services following a report from Transport for the East Midlands (TfEM) that shines a spotlight on the opportunity to improve regional rail services. The report, titled “A Platform for Growth”, highlights the need to develop a more competitive rail offer in the East Midlands, improve performance standards, and for an East Midlands voice within the new Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT). Chair of Transport for the East Midlands, Sir Peter Soulsby, was joined at Chesterfield Station by Claire Ward, Mayor of the East Midlands, Leader of Chesterfield Borough Council, Tricia Gilby, and Managing Director of East Midlands Railway, Will Rogers. The full report can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eujWui7i Donna Adams George Selby Chris Birks Fran Collingham Andrew Pritchard, BA (Hons), MA, MRTPI, FAcSS, FRSA Kyle Butterworth MSc MAPM RAIL Magazine Modern Railways

Best wishes to all of the athletes from across our region as you represent our country in the upcoming Olympics. You are an inspiration to us all – good luck!

🌟 Gainsborough STEPs into the Future of Fusion Energy! 🌟 Claire Ward, Mayor of the East Midlands and key figures gathered yesterday (Thursday 24 July) to celebrate the next phase of the pioneering STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) programme, aiming to build the UK’s prototype fusion powerplant by 2040 at West Burton in Nottinghamshire. The STEP programme will create thousands of jobs during construction and aims to build a bold new industry that will place the Midlands and UK at the forefront of fusion-related engineering and commercial progress. Mayor Claire praised the collaborative efforts behind STEP, marking it as a significant milestone in the region’s rich energy history and its ambitious future. You can read more about this programme and the event at https://zurl.co/QsKF.

🚆𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 It was a real privilege to unveil a plaque commemorating the 175th anniversary of this much-loved community station. As Mayor, I'm working to deliver a more affordable, reliable and frequent public transport network.

𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴'𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 I wholeheartedly welcome the government’s commitment to greater devolution for the East Midlands. With the further powers that the Bill promises, we would be able to go further and faster on driving economic growth, creating more jobs, and tackling the pressing housing and infrastructure challenges facing our region. https://lnkd.in/eRdQKmUF

Throughout my election campaign, people raised the issue of safer neighbourhoods and rising anti-social behaviour. It's also important to make sure visitors to our region feel that they're in safe hands. That's why I'm proud to support Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner's new policing survey which gives you a say in how Derbyshire Constabulary works. Take the survey here: https://lnkd.in/eTjEZ4QU

Since being elected, I’ve made sure the people of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire are heard in the very heart of Whitehall. It was really encouraging to hear the new Prime Minister commit to greater devolution at a meeting with UK Mayors this morning. This will be game changing.

I want to congratulate Keir Starmer on his election as Prime Minister. This new government has spoken about handing down more powers and funding to our region, meaning we can begin to make the East Midlands the best place to live, to work and to learn. By working together we can: Deliver more jobs and better skills Build the homes we need Deliver bus, rail and roads to make travelling easier and cheaper. Launch ‘Visit East Midlands’ to put our region on the map Support our local economy and back our high streets