megilleland Posted February 26, 2020 Report Posted February 26, 2020 Quote Two Marches towns are set to benefit from the new Town Deals announced by Local Government Secretary Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP. Telford and Hereford are among 100 places being invited to develop proposals for a new generation of multi-million-pound Town Deals. The towns eligible for support from the £3.6 billion Towns Fund include places with proud industrial and economic heritage but have not always benefitted from economic growth in the same way as more prosperous areas. Communities, businesses and local leaders will now join forces to draw up ambitious plans to transform their town’s economic growth prospects with a focus on improved transport, broadband connectivity, skills and culture. A total of 45 places across the Northern Powerhouse and 30 places in the Midlands Engine are among the 100 pioneers of new Town Deals as part of the government’s commitment to level up all regions by boosting productivity, skills and living standards. Local Government Secretary, Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP, said: “Ensuring that prosperity and opportunities are available to everyone in this country, not just those in London or our biggest cities, is at the heart of the mission of this government. “We want to level-up our great towns, raising living standards and ensuring they can thrive with transformative investment in transport, technology, skills and culture. “I will now work with local people from the 100 communities announced today to agree proposals to invest up to £25 million in each place. I hope these deals will provide the investment and the impetus for long-term renewal ensuring each town can look to the future with a new optimism.” The Marches LEP, the private sector-led partnership which includes Herefordshire Council and Telford & Wrekin Council, today welcomed the announcement. Graham Wynn OBE, Chairman of the Marches LEP , said: “ We are delighted to see both Telford and Hereford in the list of 100 places which will be supported by this £3.6 billion fund. “The deals aim to improve connectivity, provide vital social and cultural infrastructure and boost growth, directly benefiting people living and working in these two towns.” The government will soon publish a prospectus to guide towns through the process and set eligibility criteria for funding. Once approved, new Town Deals will improve connectivity, provide vital social and cultural infrastructure and boost growth – with communities having a say on how the money is spent. Decisions on funding any proposals will be made in due course. The Town Deals Fund builds directly on the government’s commitment to decentralising funding and decisions away from Whitehall and investing in the growth of local economies and devolving powers through ambitious City and Growth Deals, providing more than £9 billion of funding to Local Enterprise Partnerships and introducing 8 metro mayors in England. I wonder how this money will be spent here? Towns Fund Prospectus Quote
megilleland Posted February 27, 2020 Author Report Posted February 27, 2020 Quote We expect Unitary Authorities, District Councils, and Borough Councils in the areas for the towns selected (hereby referred to as ‘the Lead Council’) to develop a Town Deal Board no later than the end of January 2020, then produce a Town Investment Plan no later than Summer 2020. Further information on what we expect to see in both a Town Deal Board and a Town Investment Plan is below. Anyone heard anything about this? Quote
ragwert Posted February 27, 2020 Report Posted February 27, 2020 What happened to the Housing Infrastructure funding? Has Harrington lost that as well ? 1 Quote
megilleland Posted February 28, 2020 Author Report Posted February 28, 2020 Yes it looks like the council finances are kept in a colander. No matter how much is poured in it just keeps pouring out. Quote
megilleland Posted February 28, 2020 Author Report Posted February 28, 2020 Quote “I will now work with local people from the 100 communities announced today to agree proposals to invest up to £25 million in each place. I hope these deals will provide the investment and the impetus for long-term renewal ensuring each town can look to the future with a new optimism.” The Town Deals Fund builds directly on the government’s commitment to decentralising funding and decisions away from Whitehall and investing in the growth of local economies and devolving powers through ambitious City and Growth Deals, providing more than £9 billion of funding to Local Enterprise Partnerships and introducing 8 metro mayors in England. So Hereford should be getting up to £25 million plus a share of the £9 billion given to the Marches LEP. As I have said I wonder what it is going to spent on - local authority empire building, more house building in flood zones and fighting Coronavirus! Quote
ragwert Posted February 29, 2020 Report Posted February 29, 2020 For decades we have begged for money from Govt for the bypass only to be turned down and now we pretty much have the funds Mr harrington & chums in a blink of an eye decide it would be better for a few electric busses and more cycle lanes. Blokes a genius. Quote
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