Leaders have agreed to formally accept £20m of Levelling Up funding which will go towards projects aimed at making Oldham the greenest borough in the region.
The borough was awarded millions from the second round of the national fund following a bid from the authority with the aim of boosting its ambition for Oldham to become a ‘top destination for green businesses’. However the second half of the council’s bid, for another £20m to develop a ‘creative improvement district’ in the town, including refurbishment of the Lyceum Theatre and Masonic Hall and the re-opening the Old Library, was not successful.
The borough was one of only three local authorities in Greater Manchester, along with Trafford and Wigan, awarded funding.
