A popular play park in Grange has been given a new lease of life – one of the first successes of a multi-million pound project to rejuvenate the area. The […]
Category: Regeneration
Brilliant Barrow Board welcomes new members
New members have joined the Brilliant Barrow Town Deal Board as it renewed its commitment to delivering the ambitious scheme that will help the area to thrive for generations. Barrow […]
BEC to start work on Whitehaven town centre John-Paul Jones site
Social impact property developers BEC have announced work is due to begin on stripping out the inside of the former John-Paul Jones public house on Duke Street, Whitehaven. The John-Paul […]
Chance to find out more about exciting Town Deal projects
A chance to find out more about Millom’s exciting Town Deal as it reaches a key stage in the programme will take place next week. The latest plans for each […]
Heritage property secured for exciting Town Deal project
An exciting project to bring vacant and underutilised buildings back into active use to help Millom thrive into the future has passed a significant milestone. Reactivating Heritage Buildings is one […]
Public backs proposals for regeneration of Barrow’s town centre
People across the borough have backed exciting proposals for the regeneration of Barrow’s town centre during a public consultation. Barrow was awarded £16 million from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund […]
Revamp for Egremont Main Street
Egremont is to see several areas along its main street spruced up under a new scheme. Copeland Borough Council, working with Egremont Town Council, is commissioning upgrades including new benches […]
Marking Maryport Town Hall’s £200,000 renovation
The newly-renovated Town Hall in Maryport has been officially reopened by the Leader of Allerdale Borough Council, Councillor Mike Johnson. Local people, as well as invited guests, had the chance […]
Site clearance paves way for future enterprise hub development
Work has been carried out to clear a site where a state-of-the-art enterprise hub is set to kick start a development which will help to bring 700 jobs to the […]
Levelling Up Fund applications for £10.5m investment in Workington
Allerdale Borough Council has formally submitted an application to the government’s Levelling Up Fund that could see more than £10.5m of investment into Workington The application has been submitted by […]
£8m Inspiring Eden Enterprise Hub could create 500 jobs
Five hundred new jobs could be created locally if an £8 million funding bid for an Inspiring Eden Enterprise Hub near Penrith is successful. Eden District Council is submitting a […]
Swimming pool plan for Millom moves a step closer to reality
Ambitious plans linked to a new multi-million pound health hub for Millom can be revealed in more detail for the first time today. A swimming pool, sports courts, fitness studios […]
Green light for Workington Town Deal investment
The government has agreed £23.1m worth of funding that will allow the Workington Town Deal projects to progress. The business plans were agreed earlier this year by Allerdale Borough Council’s […]
New Arts and Enterprise Centre at the heart of transformative town centre plans
A modern facility where businesses can thrive and collaborate is at the heart of plans to breathe new life into some of Millom’s underused and vacant buildings. Proposals to develop […]
Town will benefit from huge tourism boost linked to Iron Line project
Plans to transform one of Millom’s most popular beauty spots into an accessible visitor attraction could lead to more than 100,000 visits to the town every year, new data shows. […]
Exciting upgrade of Cleator Moor sport and leisure facilities is planned
An ambitious programme of improvements will be carried out at Cleator Moor’s Activity Centre, if plans are approved by the government. Detailed proposals have been developed for the popular venue, […]
£120,000 National Lottery Heritage Fund boost for Barrow
Barrow-in-Furness is getting a £120,000 National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to support local heritage groups after the Covid-19 pandemic. The ‘Barrow’s Heritage – Micro to Mighty’ programme follows a collaboration […]
Planning application submitted to bring Maryport’s Carlton building back to life
Allerdale Borough Council’s plans to bring one of Maryport’s most iconic buildings back into use have moved a step forward. On 4 May, the Maryport regeneration team submitted a planning […]