Academics have looked at the first three years of the government scheme's impact on the North East.
, only reducing crime is "on track" while six are "off track" and five "too early to tell".
The study gave an example from Sunderland City Council which reported it took 270 hours of office time to apply for a single fund. £20m for an eco-housing project in Sunderland including a £9m factory-built-home training centre and £11m for the development of "sustainable communities" in Sunnyside and Riverside
Some £172m was awarded for seven North East projects from the Towns Fund, including schemes in Hartlepool, Blyth, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Thornaby, Redcar and Bishop Auckland, but the authors said there had been criticism over the selection process with a lack of local input. Introducing gigabit-capable broadband and 4G coverage, with 5G available for the majority of the populationImproving well-being closing the gap between top performing and other areas
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