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Exposed: Northern Dreams, Failed Schemes

Reporter Michelle Ackerley investigates why some Northern Powerhouse projects have failed and looks at the local developers and businesses that failed to deliver.

When the government launched the Northern Powerhouse, the plan was to attract investment and improve infrastructure. But four years on, some of the big projects have failed. These high-profile property developments were marketed with great fanfare, and some were promoted and backed by local authorities.

Now building sites stand abandoned, local investors have lost millions and confidence in the north has been badly damaged. So what went wrong? Reporter Michelle Ackerley investigates why some projects have failed, as well as the local developers and businesses that made big promises but have failed to deliver.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 3 Jul 2018 00:15
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:01

    Ocean Colour Scene

    Hundred Mile High City

  • 00:02

    The Smiths

    How Soon Is Now?

  • 00:04

    Blossoms

    Honey Sweet

  • 00:06

    Mark Ronson

    Daffodils (feat. Kevin Parker)

  • 00:07

    Tame Impala

    Let It Happen (Soulwax Remix)

  • 00:09

    The Stone Roses

    Fools Gold

  • 00:11

    Frankie Goes to Hollywood

    Welcome To The Pleasuredome (Pleasurefix Mix)

  • 00:18

    Tame Impala

    The Less I Know The Better

  • 00:19

    The Chemical Brothers

    Lost In The K Hole

  • 00:20

    Mirwais

    Disco Science

  • 00:21

    The Charlatans

    Let The Good Times Be Never Ending

  • 00:22

    Oasis

    Columbia

Credits

Reporter Michelle Ackerley
Producer Luke Mendham
Executive Producer Mike Lewis
Executive Producer Aisling O'Connor
Editor Rachel Jupp

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