Millions of levelling up funding awarded to the county, council announces

More than £12 million of Government funding is to come to Shropshire.

The county will get £12.4 million of"levelling up" money from the UK Shared Prosperity Funding Shropshire Council has announced.

The council submitted an investment plan to the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in August 2022 and following the award, says it will actively work with stakeholders to explore possible projects. Mark Barrow, Shropshire Council’s executive director of place, said: “We’re really pleased to confirm the £12.4 million of UKSPF funding here at Shropshire Council. We’re confident the funding scheme will allow us much more flexibility and autonomy as a council to allocate funding where we see best fit for our communities and businesses.

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