{"id":14851,"date":"2019-08-27T09:47:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T08:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/?p=14851"},"modified":"2019-08-27T09:47:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T08:47:50","slug":"50-towns-in-england-to-share-1bn-to-improve-high-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/50-towns-in-england-to-share-1bn-to-improve-high-streets\/","title":{"rendered":"50 towns in England to share \u00a31bn to improve high streets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fifty towns in England will be given a share of \u00a31bn to improve their struggling high streets. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the plans, the money will mean over a 100 high streets will be supported by the High Streets Fund.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14852\" style=\"width: 790px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14852\" class=\" wp-image-14852\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/shutterstock_478166218.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/shutterstock_478166218.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/shutterstock_478166218-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/shutterstock_478166218-768x499.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><br \/>Editorial credit: Sterling Images \/ Shutterstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Across England 50 towns have been shortlisted to develop their high streets. The money could be used to improve transport and access to the town centres. convert empty retail units into new homes and workplaces and invest in vital infrastructure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Mr Johnson said<\/strong>: &#8220;Our high streets are right at the heart of our communities, and I will do everything I can to make sure they remain vibrant places where people want to go, meet and spend their money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;But with our town centres facing challenges, we\u2019re today expanding the High Streets Fund to support over 100 high streets to regenerate \u2013 backed by \u00a31 billion of vital investment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;This scheme is going to reenergise and transform even more of our high streets \u2013 helping them to attract new businesses, boost local growth, and create new infrastructure and jobs.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The 50 towns are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dudley: Brierley Hill town centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Barrow: Barrow town centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dover: Dover town centre and waterfront<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Plymouth: Plymouth city centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">South Gloucestershire: Kingswood<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Warwick: Leamington town centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">North Lincolnshire: Scunthorpe<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Blackpool: Blackpool town centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fylde: Kirkham town centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Halton: Runcorn Old Town<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Torridge: Bideford<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">North Devon: Barnstaple<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ashfield: Sutton<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Teignbridge: Newton Abbot<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Barnsley: Barnsley town centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Portsmouth: Fratton<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thanet: Ramsgate<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Calderdale: Elland town centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">North East Lincolnshire: Grimsby town centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rochdale: Rochdale town centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Southampton: Heart of the City Quarter<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wiltshire: Salisbury city centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Newcastle-under-Lyme: Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Doncaster: Doncaster Waterdale<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hambleton: Northallerton<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">South Kesteven: Grantham<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Redcar and Cleveland: Loftus<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nuneaton and Bedworth: Nuneaton town centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tamworth: Tamworth town centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bolton: Bolton town centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Torbay: Paignton<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scarborough: Scarborough town centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Carlisle: Carlisle city centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Worcester: Blackfriars &#8211; northern city centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Huntingdonshire: St Neots<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Northumberland: Blyth town centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tendring: Clacton town centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wiltshire: Trowbridge<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rossendale: Bacup town centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Harrow: Wealdstone<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Portsmouth: Commercial Road<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thurrock: Grays town centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">South Holland: Holbeach<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Harlow: Harlow town centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wandsworth: Putney town centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wycombe: High Wycombe<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Forest of Dean: Cinderford town centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Allerdale: Maryport town centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Middlesbrough: Middlesbrough centre<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Greenwich: Woolwich town centre<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Communities Secretary Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP said:<\/strong> &#8220;High streets have a crucial role to play as we work to grow the economy of all parts of the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Our \u00a31 billion Future High Streets Fund is key to delivering this, empowering local leaders to help transform their high streets and town centres as consumer habits change, by investing in housing, workplaces, infrastructure and culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Interest in the Fund has been huge, and with so many strong applications, I am extending the number of towns moving forward to the next phase and getting a chance to develop their proposals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;The government is going to level-up our regional economies and as Communities Secretary I am proud to be driving this agenda forward.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fifty towns in England will be given a share of \u00a31bn to improve their struggling high streets. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the plans, the money will mean over a 100 high streets will be supported by the High Streets Fund. Across England 50 towns have been shortlisted to develop their high streets. 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