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Article: Creative Sheffield factfile
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- Plymouth Evening Herald, The
- Article date:
- July 26, 2007
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Creative Sheffield became operational in March 2007 with the remit
of leading an economic transformation of the city.
Chaired by a corporate high-flyer in the shape of Sir Peter
Middleton, the former group chairman of Barclays, it has a largely
private sector board.
The independent company was established by Sheffield City Council,
Yorkshire Forward and English Partnerships.
Plymouth's shadow board visited Sheffield to see how it works
earlier this year.
Mr Leece said the shadow board members had "very constructive
discussions" with the Creative Sheffield team.
Creative Sheffield has been in the planning for around four years
but was formally launched last September.
At the time, the area ...