Birmingham city council leader Sir Albert Bore, HS2 chairman David Higgins, transport minister Robert Goodwill and Derbyshire County Council leader Anne Western were at the Midlands Connect launch in Derby
A REGIONAL partnership which was relaunched in late October is claiming that better transport links providing quicker journeys could provide a boost of £1 billion or more to the local economy.
The claim came as regional leaders met on 22 October in Derby to launch the ‘newly strengthened’ Midlands Connect Partnership.