St Helens Town Deal Board has been given a further boost as the Government signed off its plans to use the earmarked £25m funding award to progress all six of the projects in its original Town Investment Plan.
It means that work can continue on the business cases for each project, with the final submissions for these due in winter 2022.
The full list of projects selected by the Town Deal Board after consultation are – Glass Futures Phase Two (including Cannington Shaw Bottle Shop), Town Centre Regeneration & Living, Heritage World (World of Glass), Healthy Communities (Youth Zone and Health Innovation Hub), Connected Places and Digital infrastructure.
Councillor Richard McCauley, Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Planning said: “This is yet more positive news for our borough and highlights the hard work we are putting into regenerating our town centres with the help of our partners, which is being recognised on a national level. These are exciting projects that will help shape the future for St Helens Town Centre, support our plans for inclusive growth that benefits all and drive a sustainable future that supports our climate plans to reduce emissions.”
John Tabern, Chairman of St Helens Town Deal Board, added: “This is the next step in the journey for our plan, which has been developed by a variety of public and private sector organisations as well as our voluntary sector partners. As a board we are committed to developing our town centre and this key support from Government shows we are on the right track with our vision.”
Whilst the Town Deal Board secured a £25 million offer from Government, the exact amount of money each project will receive is subject to both business case approval and further approval from the Governments new Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
