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Levelling Up fund slammed as 'final nail in the coffin'

"The whole thing is a joke, and I’m beyond angry that yet again local people have been let down"

Manchester Evening News

What is the Levelling Up project? The London areas awarded funding

More than £2 billion has been allocated to projects across the UK in this round

Evening Standard

Levelling Up was always a sham, now we know for sure

As Merseyside's most deprived communities once again miss out on vital cash, political editor Liam Thorp says the government never intended to make up for a decade of brutal cuts

Liverpool Echo

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Mayor 'very disappointed' as Salford bid for £20m Levelling Up cash for Eccles Shopping Centre rejected

Scheme will go ahead regardless, says Salford city council

Manchester Evening News

Council 'completely committed' to Wythenshawe plan after losing Levelling Up bid

The major redevelopment plan was approved just this week

Manchester Evening News

Partington Sports Village awarded £18m in Levelling Up cash

Trafford gets chunk of £2.1bn fundingx to boost jobs and growth

Manchester Evening News

Oldham to get £20m Levelling Up cash to create 'green technology and innovation network'

The government has granted the cash boost to the borough from its Levelling Up fund with the aim of boosting Oldham’s ambition to become a ‘top destination for green businesses’

Manchester Evening News

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Most Merseyside areas miss out on millions from government

Many areas have missed out on cash despite investment being desperately needed

Liverpool Echo

Every Greater Manchester project getting Levelling Up cash in round two - as MP slams 'Hunger Games-style contest'

The boroughs of Wigan, Oldham, and Trafford have all been successful in bids to secure grants from a £2.1bn government pot

Manchester Evening News

Government announces plans for Awaab's Law after toddler's tragic death from damp and mould

Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, said the government will table an amendment to the Social Housing Regulation Bill

Manchester Evening News

'Tall buildings policy is how we protect Liverpool's skyline'

Sarah Doyle Liverpool City Council's cabinet member for development and housing said protecting the city's skyline is on the 2023 agenda

Liverpool Echo

More than 1,700 refugees welcomed to Nottinghamshire from Ukraine

The Homes for Ukraine scheme was launched in March 2022 by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Nottingham Post

The 35 new train stations as railway bosses plot major upgrade - see full wishlist here

Scores of new rail network schemes across the UK are being built - or are at least on the wishlist - with the aim of boosting regional economies for the entirety of the country

Daily Mirror

Labour say Tory 'Levelling Up' promises in tatters as £576m of funding value lost

Inflation is reducing the real-terms value of cash awarded to communities and projects by funds under Boris Johnson’s flagship policy - meaning it’s worth hundreds of millions less than when it was awarded

Daily Mirror

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Manchester Evening News

Ex-BBC presenter slammed over 'utterly bizarre' rant about Wigan town centre

'When you get off the train in Wigan the streets are dead and the only drinking places are standing places and the only people drinking are young men'

Liverpool Echo

Michael Gove has 'unfinished business' with Liverpool as he is reappointed to government

Reappointed Levelling Up Secretary will have crucial decisions to make about the future of the troubled city council

The Independent UK

Gove returns to Cabinet after sacking by Johnson

Rishi Sunak appoints the Tory veteran as the Levelling Up Secretary in his new Government.

Chronicle Live

Two leisure centres in Gateshead at risk of closure after being deemed 'unaffordable'

Leisure centres in Saltwell and Dunston are under the greatest threat, as cash-strapped council bosses warn that closures are needed to balance the books

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Daily Record

Decision to bin Ayr leisure centre 'won't' scupper £20m grant despite government's silence on matter

South Ayrshire Council's bid for £20m levelling up funds won't be impacted by cancellation according to Councillor Martin Dowey.

Manchester Evening News

Planned repairs to Stalybridge Civic Hall roof pushed into 2023

Tameside chiefs are seeking £1 million in levelling up cash to help fund the restoration of the historic building

Liverpool Echo

Conference 'preparing' Labour for government as North West 'answers back'

One MP said the Tories have left the country with an "abject lack of hope"

Liverpool Echo

Joanne Anderson brands Levelling Up "nonsense" as thousands of jobs unfilled

The city leader spoke at a Labour Party Conference fringe event this morning

Birmingham Post

Opinion: Don't forget the South West when levelling up the UK

"It’s up to us as business leaders, owners and professionals to make the case for our region"

Manchester Evening News

New levelling up minister awkwardly fails to answer key question

Simon Clarke was appointed to the role by new PM Liz Truss

Evening Standard

Who is Simon Clarke? Here’s everything we know about the new housing minister

The Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland MP is now the Minister for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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