The Latest Breaking News from Levelling Up Fund

Government accused of ‘economic blackmail’ as NI misses out on Levelling Up cash

Northern Ireland projects were awarded £120 million in the first two rounds of the fund.

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023

Councils scale back levelling up ambitions as costs rise

Councils have spent only around 15% of the money awarded in the first round of the Levelling Up Fund in 2021.

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023

Grainger Market's £9m Levelling Up transformation should start in autumn, council confirms

As the saga of the market's roof renovation draws to a long-awaited close, there are more upgrades in the works

Chronicle Live · Apr 10, 2023

Significant roadworks to commence in Glengormley next week

The upgrades form part of £3.9m funding from the UK Government's Levelling Up Fund

Belfast Live · Feb 18, 2023

Glasgow MPs fuming after Levelling Up minister suggests that government intervened over round two funding

Glasgow North East MP Anne McLaughlin called the process "a scandal".

Daily Record · Feb 8, 2023

Hope for 'heart of Bootle' after £1.5m Strand investment announced

"It is the heart of Bootle and it is always changing, the £1.5 million is welcome but we would like more as everybody would"

Liverpool Echo · Feb 8, 2023

Dragons' Den style funding bid blasted as North Ayrshire loses out

The area was not successful in the latest round of Levelling Up funding.

Daily Record · Feb 7, 2023

Oldham Coliseum will go dark due to 100% Arts Council England funding cut

All events from late March cancelled at the theatre, which is in a priority location for the government’s Levelling Up fund

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023

Interactive map reveals the parts of Scotland ignored by Tory Levelling Up cash

THE UK Government has been slated for disregarding Levelling Up bids from Scotland’s poorest areas in the latest round of funding.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 27, 2023

The 'levelling up' bidding process wastes time and money – here's how to improve it

The UK government recently announced the results of the second round of successful bids for for its £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund. This money is provided to local governments with the ambitious (but pretty unspecific) aim of “creating opportunities for everyone” by addressing economic and social imbalances across the UK.

The Conversation · Jan 27, 2023