PM pledges £210m to regenerate UK's high streets
The package includes a £125 million fund for derelict buildings and £85 million to help communities take over neglected local assets.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a £210m regeneration plan aimed at reviving England's high streets by transforming vacant shopping centres and abandoned eyesores into community hubs.
- With many high streets across England hollowed out, the Government aims to address this decay by placing resources directly into the hands of local people who know their communities best.
- The package includes a £125 million derelict buildings fund and £85m for neglected spaces; additionally, £65m rescues at-risk businesses while £20m helps communities establish co-operative businesses and lease empty units through High Street Rental Auctions.
- Communities Secretary Angela Rayner said the scheme turns boarded-up buildings into places people are proud to visit, while First Secretary of State Louise Haigh described the investment as empowerment aligned with Labour's goal of "making life more affordable."
- As Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrives in Liverpool for the Labour Party conference this weekend, business secretary Peter Kyle suggested the Prime Minister needs to act with "more urgency" to boost growth, while The Conservatives argue their plan better defends community pillars.
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Government injects £210m into high street revival, transforming vacant buildings
The government has on Friday announced a £210 million package to help bring derelict and vacant buildings back into use and revitalise high streets across England.The funding will support the transformation of empty shopping centres, disused cinemas and other vacant buildings into shared workspaces, cafés, community hubs, health centres and civic spaces.The largest element is a new £125m Derelict Buildings Fund, which will enable local authoriti…
England gets £210 million to bring boarded-up high streets back to life – what is Scotland doing?
The UK Government has announced a £210 million package aimed at bringing boarded-up and derelict buildings back into use across England. The money is intended to tackle one of the most visible signs of decline in many British towns: empty shops, shuttered buildings and town-centre properties that have gradually become part of the landscape rather than places where people live, work or spend money.
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