Ashton-in-Makerfield will receive a huge cash boost after it was announced in the Spring Budget that the town has been awarded £6.6 million in funding.
The #OurFutureAshton plan was one of 16 areas unveiled after missing out in the latest round for the national Levelling Up Fund - but council bosses had pledged to resubmit. Wigan did have one successful bid of £20 million for the restoration of Haigh Hall in the last round, but like Ashton, Leigh did not get the £11.4 million it wanted to spruce up the town centre.
Proposals for Ashton include improved shop fronts, upgraded streets and public spaces, new walking and cycling routes and a refresh for the town’s market square.
