Plans to create a new multi-million pound "Beatles attraction" on Liverpool’s waterfront are no closer to being realised 15 months after Government backing was confirmed.
In October 2021, then-chancellor Rishi Sunak said £2m would be provided to help develop the project as support for a raft of "Levelling Up" projects across the region was revealed. But the ECHO can now confirm that money has still not been received and plans for the project remain at a standstill.
The money is being provided by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) who, when approached by the ECHO, said the timeframe for providing the funding was within the 2022/23 financial year, meaning this window remains open for a few more months. They made a commitment the funding would be allocated "during the previously agreed timeframe."
