What’s this then? Millions of pounds down the back of a sofa in Whitehall? That’s handy.
It's great news that grants worth a combined £211m have been retrospectively handed to 16 regeneration projects across England - including in Salford, Tameside and Wigan. Schemes in Stalybridge, Ashton-in-Makerfield and Eccles will receive £19.9m, £6.6m and £5.4m respectively. Each of these bids was previously rejected.
Meanwhile, an extra £20m is being allocated to a previously unsuccessful bid for a new community hub in Marple via the ‘Capital Levelling Project’. And Rochdale and Oldham are to be included in a £400m funding pot designated for 'levelling up partnerships'.
