High street funding unveiled after Darlington's House of Fraser announces closure

Hamilton town centre to get £20 million boost from Government programme

The town centre will benefit from funding after being selected for the Pride of Place programme.

High streets to receive £150m cash boost after mass UK store closures

The move comes despite Labour significantly increasing business costs during the last two Autumn Budgets, forcing hundreds of companies to close stores.

High street funding unveiled after Darlington's House of Fraser announces closure

A £150m fund will help to “breathe new life back into our high streets”, the Government announced, days after Darlington's House of Fraser's…

New government funding to revive Britain’s high streets

The UK Government has launched a £150 million package to revive struggling high streets. This new funding targets areas with high vacancy rates, aiming to restore essential shops and community pride through local, independent business support The UK Government has announced a £150 million investment package designed to rejuvenate struggling high streets and return essential services to local town centres. Published on 31 January 2026, the fundin…

High streets to receive £150m boost – but business leaders warn it is “a sticking plaster on a gaping wound” – Your Capital Minds

The government has announced a £150 million cash injection for struggling high streets across the UK, but small business owners and industry leaders have warned the funding risks being little more than a “trivial sticking plaster on a gaping economic wound”. The funding, unveiled as part of a forthcoming High Streets Strategy, will be targeted at town centres hit hardest by years of shop closures, rising costs and declining footfall. Ministers s…

High streets to receive £150m boost – but business leaders warn it is “a sticking plaster on a gaping wound”

The government has announced a £150 million cash injection for struggling high streets across the UK, but small business owners and industry leaders have warned the funding risks being little more than a “trivial sticking plaster on a gaping economic wound”. The funding, unveiled as part of a forthcoming High Streets Strategy, will be targeted at town centres hit hardest by years of shop closures, rising costs and declining footfall. Ministers s…