50 towns to share £1bn to improve high streets - is yours on the list?
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50 towns to share £1bn to improve high streets - is yours on the list?
The
prime minister announces funding which can be used for projects such as
improving public transport or converting empty shops.
Image:Salisbury town centre is one of the places that will benefit from the fund
Fifty towns in England will be given a share of £1bn to revitalise their struggling high streets.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the announcement means more than 100 high streets will be supported by the High Streets Fund.
The money could be used for schemes such as improving transport links or converting empty shops into homes or offices.
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The news comes as high street retailers fight to stay in business, with mass store closures, job losses and profit warnings.
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Mr Johnson said: "Our high streets are right at the heart of our
communities, and I will do everything I can to make sure they remain
vibrant places where people want to go, meet and spend their money.
"But with our town centres facing challenges, we're today expanding
the High Streets Fund to support over 100 high streets to regenerate -
backed by £1bn of vital investment.
"This scheme is going to re-energise and transform even more of our
high streets - helping them to attract new businesses, boost local
growth, and create new infrastructure and jobs."
Image:Harlow in Essex is also on the list of areas that can use some of the fund
The local authorities and the sites set to benefit are:
Dudley: Brierley Hill town centre
Barrow: Barrow town centre
Dover: Dover town centre and waterfront
Plymouth: Plymouth city centre
South Gloucestershire: Kingswood
Warwick: Leamington town centre
North Lincolnshire: Scunthorpe
Blackpool: Blackpool town centre
Fylde: Kirkham town centre
Halton: Runcorn Old Town
Torridge: Bideford
North Devon: Barnstaple
Ashfield: Sutton
Teignbridge: Newton Abbot
Barnsley: Barnsley town centre
Portsmouth: Fratton
Thanet: Ramsgate
Calderdale: Elland town centre
North East Lincolnshire: Grimsby town centre
Rochdale: Rochdale town centre
Southampton: Heart of the City Quarter
Wiltshire: Salisbury city centre
Newcastle-under-Lyme: Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre
