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New levelling up row amid claim leaders ‘misled’ voters over £20m funding knock back

The Lib Dems have dismissed the accusation as a ‘desperate’ pre-election move.

Manchester Evening News

Inside the once magnificent town hall which has been left in ruin

Ashton Town Hall is to be renovated as part of Tameside's successful bid to the Levelling Up fund

Manchester Evening News

'If we lose it, we won't get it back' – Shields Ferry warning as cash shortage for critical upgrade goes on

Transport chiefs have warned that a new north landing for the Shields Ferry is needed by 2025, but the vital project remains unfunded after a Levelling Up bid failed

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Grainger Market's £9m Levelling Up transformation should start in autumn, council confirms

As the saga of the market's roof renovation draws to a long-awaited close, there are more upgrades in the works

Chronicle Live

Greater Manchester councils spent £1.1m on consultants for Levelling Up cash bids - borough-by-borough cost

Greater Manchester councils received a number of succesful funding bids for Levelling Up cash

Manchester Evening News

Glasgow 'should get get investment zone' under UK Government plan

The city's bid for a 'green freeport' was rejected and it missed out on funding from the second round of the Levelling Up scheme after late changes to the criteria.

Glasgow Live

North East councils spent more than £2m in bid to get Levelling Up cash

Bidding process for Government cash has been criticised for wasting council resources

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Cash-strapped town halls splash £23m on consultants in battle for Levelling Up funds

Investigation reveals 'Hunger Games style bidding system' for Levelling Up cash, with millions paid by councils across the country to consultants, including £9.27m by leaders in the North of England

Daily Mirror

Council accepts £20m of Levelling Up funding to make Oldham 'greenest borough in Greater Manchester'

A new park and 'Greenway Corridor' connecting to the town centre could be completed by next year

Manchester Evening News

"The Dodge City days are over": The future for three Greater Manchester towns

Wigan Council's key areas of focus for the rejuvenation of town centres include Wigan, Ashton and Leigh

Manchester Evening News

Historic moment as Greater Manchester leaders sign new devolution deal

The deal agreed with the government gives Greater Manchester new powers over transport, housing and technical education

Manchester Evening News

Metaverse museums to chemical robot farms - full list of 11 Glasgow innovation projects sharing £100m Levelling Up funding

Project 'will support key economic aims of increasing productivity, delivering inclusive growth and achieving net zero'

Insider UK

Failed Levelling Up bids have suddenly been reversed - where was the money hiding?

Local MPs admit they are delighted but bewildered by the Budget announcement that areas with previously failed bids will now been handed millions.

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: £211m down the back of the sofa

Why have area responsible for previously failed Levelling Up bids suddenly been handed millions? PLUS What’s the mayor doing in the US?

Manchester Evening News

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Liverpool Echo

Government finds £20m for Bootle Strand after previous snub

A surprise announcement in yesterday’s budget will see a number of ‘near-miss’ Levelling Up fund bids awarded money, with Bootle set to receive £20 million

Liverpool Echo

‘Bent’ system cost Merseyside town thousands when asking for Government help

Sefton Council has had to self fund its most recent and unsuccessful Levelling Up Fund bids while other Merseyside areas received money to prepare applications

Chronicle Live

Grainger Market roof restoration finally finished as traders promised scaffolding will disappear in weeks

A renovation of the Grainger Market's roof has taken three years longer than planned and cost more than £5m after contractors encountered "hidden problems"

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Shudehill Shard

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Daily Record

Michael Gove suggests parents of children who skip school could have child benefit cut

The Levelling Up secretary said during a Q&A at a conservative think tank that the idea was originally considered by the coalition government under David Cameron.

The Independent UK

Parents of truanting pupils could have child benefit stopped, says Gove

The Levelling Up Secretary said there must be a ‘rigorous focus’ on school attendance.

Wales Online

Councillors won't abandon plans for Pencoed development despite failed levelling up bid

The funding needed for the project is believed to be about £17m

Manchester Evening News

Many Greater Manchester levelling up bids were 'guaranteed to fail' after government changed rules 'at last-minute'

Ministers said after the levelling up bids had been lodged that the north west had 'exceeded its allocation' of cash grants in previous years

Nottingham Post

Nottingham City Council spent £250,000 on failed Levelling Up bids

The Government's Levelling Up Fund has been dubbed "deeply flawed" as figures show the amount Nottingham City Council spent on it last year.

Daily Record

UK Government refuses to give Scottish councils scores for unsuccessful Levelling Up bids

EXCLUSIVE: Officials at Glasgow City Council were stunned after none of their applications for Levelling Up funding were approved.

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool and Knowsley lagging further behind wealthy areas despite 'Levelling Up' claims

New analysis shows money available to English councils in the poorest areas of the country is still significantly lagging behind

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