Towns Fund

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove leaves Downing Street, London, following a Cabinet reshuffle.

Levelling Up projects won't be finished on time, public spending watchdog warns

Working started on the demolition of the former ABC cinema in Wakefield in January.

‘Positive interest’ from developers as former ABC cinema demolished

Old Town Hall in Whitby

Restoration and transformation of historic hall approved by councillors

Scarborough train station redevelopment set for green light despite concerns about changes

Scarborough train station redevelopment set for green light despite concerns

The former Westgate railway station

Derelict former railway station in Yorkshire to be turned into hotel and offices

The former Glenroyal Cinema on Briggate

Ten years on from the devastating fire which destroyed historic Yorkshire cinema

Thwaites Brow Road

Work to repair cobbled street to be carried out when traditional stone is found

Brick apprentices Blake Drury, Jack Randle, employer Kyle May, Craig Martin.jpg

Construction skills village to support a further 50 apprenticeships by December

Michael Gove's department has had its strategy for levelling up spending questioned by a Yorkshire MP.

Most Yorkshire constituencies yet to receive levelling up cash, analysis finds

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Minister for Intergovernmental Relations Michael Gove (centre) at the opening of the Great Field play area at Poundbury during his visit to Dorset.

Almost 90 per cent of £3.6bn Towns Fund cash winners represented by Tory MPs

Low Mill

Bid to build workshop near historic mill 'of national importance' refused

Scarborough Council is aiming to win more Government cash through the Towns Fund.

Scarborough Council spends over £1m on consultants to assist Towns Fund bids

Scarborough Council was the biggest spender on external consultants as it sought to win grants from the Towns Fund for the area. Picture: Gary Longbottom

Yorkshire councils spend £3m on consultants in bids to win 'levelling up' cash

Whitby was preferred for Towns Fund cash despite being more affluent than the Dearne Valley

Wentworth and Dearne MP asks why constituency is lower priority for levelling up

A £6.5 million regeneration scheme for Scarborough’s West Pier has been launched which the borough council hopes will breathe new life into the heart of the town’s iconic South Bay.

£6.5 million regeneration plans for Scarborough West Pier

Dewsbury town centre

Five Yorkshire towns to receive share of £610m fund to boost economies

The new Hartlepool MP Jill Mortimer faces the cameras. Pic: PA

How the Tories' Towns Fund could make Keir Starmer's election woes even worse

In a letter this month to Bradford council leader Susan Hinchcliffe, Luke Hall, Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government, said he was "delighted" to have received the Keighley and Shipley Town Investment Plans back in February. Pic: Tony Johnson

Yorkshire council praised for leadership weeks after being labelled 'too slow'

Our city centres are set to look very different.

What our city and town centres will look like, post pandemic - Atam Verdi

Sarah Caldwell Steele of Ebor Jetworks

How Whitby plans to rebuild for residents and visitors after a pandemic year

Jolyon Maugham, founder of the Good Law Project. Photo: Good Law Project

Government's Levelling Up Fund priority list 'unlawful', campaign group claims
The way in which priority lists have been drawn up for the Government’s £4.8bn Levelling Up Fund is "unlawful", a campaign group has claimed.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Conservative candidate Miriam Cates on a visit to Stocksbridge in 2019

Stocksbridge on Towns Fund shortlist for political reasons, says local leader

Stocksbridge high street. Local businessman Mark Dransfield says residents are "ashamed" of the area because it is full of takeaways. Pic: Chris Etchells

This is what the Towns Fund is bringing to Yorkshire's 'left-behind' areas

Rishi Sunak and Robert Jenrick on the steps of 10 Downing Street before the Covid lockdown.

Levelling Up funds; key questions for Rishi Sunak and Robert Jenrick – The Yorks...

Keighley MP Robbie Moore. Photo: JPI Media

MP says council's 'slow' bid led to missing out on first round of funding

Andrew Percy said the port town of Goole, which was successful in the Towns Fund bidding process, had submitted a plan based on digital, flood protection and connectivity improvements in areas such as the Goole to Leeds train line.

Help rescue North's 'hollowed-out town centres', Yorkshire Tory urges Ministers

Boris Johnson is under pressure to spell out his 'levelling up' mission.

Boris Johnson must prove to the North he’s a man of his word over ‘levelling up’...

Grant Shapps has set out the progress made on the Northern Powerhouse in the past year.

How North will be powered up in 2021 – Grant Shapps

Almost 40,000 retail jobs lost in England in five years before coronavirus crisi...

Lord Greaves.

Bradford-born peer calls for 'huge transfer of resources and power to the North'

Dewsbury town centre is one of the Yorkshire areas set to benefit from the Government's Town Fund. Picture: Jim Fitton.

MPs highlight claims of 'political bias' in Government's £3.6 billion Towns Fund

A £1.5m series of projects to improve Shipley and Keighley will include the refurbishment of Saltaire's Victoria Hall, pictured. Photo credit: JPIMedia

West Yorkshire towns set for regeneration boost with £1.5m government fund
A £1.5m series of projects to improve Shipley and Keighley will include the refurbishment of Saltaire's Victoria Hall, miles of new cycle paths and several new public parks and gardens.

Pictured A view towards Whitby Abbey through the replica Whale's jaw bone which replaced the original archway that was erected in 1853.
Camera Details: Nikon D5, Lens Nikon N VR 70-200mm, Shutter Speed 1/250s, Aperture f/5.6, ISO 80. Pic: James Hardisty

'Wild eye' tourism scheme at heart of Whitby leaders' vision for town's future

Stocksbridge in South Yorkshire.

Civil servant defends giving regeneration funds to 'vulnerable' Yorkshire town

Stocksbridge in South Yorkshire, one of the areas set to benefit from the Towns Fund.

Towns Fund deals worth up to £25m for 16 Yorkshire areas to be signed by winter

Stocksbridge in South Yorkshire was chosen for the Government's 3.6bn Towns Fund. Pic: James Hardisty

The four 'low-priority' Yorkshire towns in marginal seats chosen for £3.6bn fund

Filey.

Maritime UK wants the Government to appoint a minister for Britain's coastlines

Could London Docklands-style planning powers transform the Humber?

How London Docklands can inspire resurgence of Hull and Humber – Diana Johnson

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Photo: PA

Analysis: Can Labour do enough before December 12 to hold on to Yorkshire seats?

The Government has announced new measures to support Yorkshire high streets.

Let’s support the shops we love, let’s buy local and ensure our town centres are...