City council bosses in Salford have been left disappointed after missing out on their Leveling Up Fund bid for the £20million regeneration of Eccles Shopping Centre. The authority acquired the shopping centre for £4.15m last year from Columbia Threadneedle Properties and the council was hoping its bid to the LUF to support the project would be successful.
However, Salford says the scheme will go ahead regardless of the failed pitch for cash. Responding to the news announced yesterday, Salford city mayor Paul Dennett said: "We are very disappointed that this project, which would rejuvenate a high street in one of the most deprived areas of the country has failed to achieve any Levelling Up Funding.
"To my mind, this project was the perfect example of a Levelling Up project and I will be intrigued to see which other projects in which other areas of the country did receive funding instead." The bid had been backed up by a slick video featuring Mr Dennett.
