Cardiff Capital Region: Podcast Series
Cardiff Capital Region: Podcast Series
Podcast Description
Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) is working to make South East Wales connected, competitive and resilient. Made up of the 10 councils across the region, since 2017 it has created and safeguarded more than 3,000 jobs, supported more than 200 businesses and invested millions in the Metro transport system. This podcast series explores some of the ways in which CCR is making an impact, including through strategic investment, mentorship, peer support and placemaking.
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Content Themes
This podcast focuses on themes such as place-making and economic regeneration, with specific episodes like 'Place-Making and Regeneration: How Cardiff Capital Region’s Investment in Zip World Transformed Tower Colliery' and 'Empowering Female Entrepreneurs' that illustrate efforts in job creation, strategic funding, and the enhancement of local business ecosystems.
Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) is working to make South East Wales connected, competitive and resilient. Made up of the 10 councils across the region, since 2017 it has created and safeguarded more than 3,000 jobs, supported more than 200 businesses and invested millions in the Metro transport system. This podcast series explores some of the ways in which CCR is making an impact, including through strategic investment, mentorship, peer support and placemaking.
Cardiff Capital Region’s loan to Zip World helped to transform Tower Colliery, which was the oldest continually-working coal mine in the UK until 2008, into a landmark adventure attraction. Host Gemma Casey is joined by Sean Taylor, Founder of Zip World, Kellie Beirne, CEO of Cardiff Capital Region and Councillor Anthony Hunt, leader of Torfaen County Borough Council and vice chair of Cardiff Capital Region, to discuss how this strategic investment in place-making has driven regeneration, created employment opportunities, and built investor confidence.
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