{"id":460965,"date":"2025-09-29T17:28:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T17:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/460965\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T17:28:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T17:28:13","slug":"liverpool-city-region-receives-25-million-to-bolster-its-world-class-creative-industries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/460965\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool City Region receives \u00a325 million to bolster its world-class creative industries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool City Region has secured \u00a325 million to boost its already thriving creative industries, after being named one of six UK regions to benefit from the Government\u2019s Creative Places Growth Fund.<\/p>\n<p>The investment will support sectors including film and TV, music and gaming, helping businesses innovate, develop skills and attract private backing. <\/p>\n<p>The region is already home to more than 50 gaming companies \u2013 including Sony and PlayStation \u2013 and is the most filmed location in the UK outside London, with projects like the LCR Production Fund and the planned Littlewoods Film and TV Studios driving growth.<\/p>\n<p>The \u00a325 million will be distributed over three years from 2026 and will be managed locally by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. Funding will go towards tailored support for creative professionals, skills programmes, business development, investment partnerships and industry-specific initiatives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said the programme recognises the strength of regional talent:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCreativity has no postcode \u2013 whether it\u2019s a musician in Liverpool, a filmmaker in Birkenhead, or a video games developer in St Helens. We\u2019re committed to growing our creative industries in every corner of the nation, and devolving this funding means regions can focus on what they need to thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1071\" height=\"1083\" data-id=\"226999\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Phil1crop.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226999\"  \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"226998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/a1084dc3-c8c4-4a2c-a37c-3a83e4ffaf3d.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-226998\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The Creative Places Growth Fund was first announced in June as part of the Government\u2019s wider Creative Industries Sector Plan. A total of \u00a3150 million will be invested across six areas with strong cultural and creative potential: Liverpool City Region, Greater Manchester, the North East, West Midlands, West of England and West Yorkshire.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mayor Steve Rotheram welcomed the announcement, calling it a major step for the region\u2019s creative economy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom music and TV to gaming and film, the Liverpool City Region has creativity running through its veins. Our world-famous culture is recognised across the globe, and we\u2019re already home to talented people and pioneering businesses. This funding will help us go even further \u2013 creating jobs, attracting investment and giving local people the chance to showcase their skills on a global stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a region where creativity and culture don\u2019t just entertain, they power our economy, and this investment will make sure that continues for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Get all the latest from the city region <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><br \/>\nKeep up to date with events around Liverpool on our <a href=\"https:\/\/theguideliverpool.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Find out what\u2019s good up North on our new platform, The Northern Guide.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From the best hotels, beauty spots, days out, food and more up North \u2013 visit<a href=\"https:\/\/thenorthernguide.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0thenorthernguide.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow The Northern Guide on Instagram\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thenorthernguideuk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool City Region has secured \u00a325 million to boost its already thriving creative industries, after being named one&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":460966,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,4884,179,47565,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-460965","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-liverpool","12":"tag-liverpool-city-region","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115288770262652595","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=460965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/460966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}