This will mean that towns will benefit from a £1.1 billion levelling up investment, as part of a long-term plan for towns that provide long-term investment in towns that have been overlooked and taken for granted. Under the new approach, local people will be put in charge, and given the tools to change their town’s long-term future, including improving transport and growing the local economy. “Our Long-Term Plan for towns puts funding in the hands of local people themselves to invest in line with their priorities, over the long-term. In total, 55 towns will benefit from the UK-wide approach, including seven towns in Scotland and four in Wales. “We are putting this right through our Long-Term Plan for Towns backed by over £1 billion of levelling up funding.

Source: The Times October 01, 2023 13:28 UTC