Case studies: Real-life examples of government activity

Almost £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund will support a range of improvements to Chesterfield Town Centre.

Radcliffe will receive £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund to create a new Civic and Enterprise Hub. The hub will attract investment to the town centre and the wider area of Bury. 

The Levelling Up Fund awarded over £19 million to Hull to regenerate the city centre.

A city centre brownfield site is being transformed with £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund.

Leicester train station is the gateway to the city. The culturally significant building was built in 1894 but is now in need of investment. Over £17 million from the Levelling Up Fund will return the station to its Victorian…

The Community Ownership Fund allocation will help refurbish and redevelop the Queen’s Ballroom.

A former community centre in Bishop Auckland is being transformed into a new social enterprise and creativity hub. The project is supported with over £65,000 from the Community Ownership Fund.

The Ty’n Llan pub is a Grade II listed building in Llandwrog, Caernarfon. A Community Ownership Fund award of £250,000 is helping them keep the doors open.

Gainsborough town centre is set to be regenerated with £10 million from the Levelling Up Fund.

Over £16 million from the Levelling Up Fund will help kickstart regeneration for the Granton Waterfront area in Edinburgh.

Falkirk has been allocated £14.1 million from the Levelling Up Fund to upgrade Westfield Roundabout.

The Levelling Up Fund has awarded over £1.6 million for the redevelopment of Portrush Recreation Grounds. This investment has brought facilities back into use for the local community.

Birmingham is benefitting from over £17 million from the Levelling Up Fund to regenerate the former Wheels site.

£20 million was allocated for a new development in Luton. Plans for the funding will support the town centre masterplan and Luton’s vision for 2040.

£20 million from round one of the Levelling Up Fund was allocated to Bury. Plans for the funding include the regeneration of the historic Bury Market with a new 'flexi hall'.

The Racehorse pub in Westhall, East Suffolk, has now been bought by the local community with the help of £100,000 from the Community Ownership Fund.

£20 million from round one of the Levelling Up Fund was allocated to Aberdeen. Plans for the funding include the creation of a new market in the heart of the city centre.

Whitechapel Road, at the heart of Tower Hamlets, will receive over £9 million from the Levelling Up Fund.

Over £11 million from the Levelling Up Fund will support improvements to connectivity to the strategic Rhondda Gateway region.

Dumbarton is a town with a rich history, famous for its castle, glassmaking, shipbuilding, and whisky. With the support of £19.9 million from the Levelling Up Fund, the town centre will be regenerated.

Over £19 million from the Levelling Up Fund will support improvements to Burnley town centre and canal side.

North Ayrshire Council was provisionally allocated almost £24 million from the Levelling Up Fund to help improve a key road network.

The Goods Yard in Stoke-on-Trent, a former industrial site, has fallen into disrepair in recent years. The nineteenth century warehouse will be transformed using a £16 million award from the Levelling Up Fund.

The Countryman’s Community Group in Hunton Village has now purchased their local pub with an allocation of £230,000 from the Community Ownership Fund.

£185,000 Community Ownership Funding will support a range of improvements to Clayton Community Centre in Accrington, Lancashire.

Derbyshire has been provisionally allocated nearly £50 million for significant transport improvements in round 1 of the Levelling Up Fund.

The Levelling Up Fund has awarded £3.5 million to support a new transport hub in Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf. The new hub will be an integrated bus and rail interchange, located in the railway station.

£20 million of funding from the Levelling Up Fund will help build the Newark Southern Link Road.

£6.5 million from round one of the Levelling Up Fund will boost Colne town centre and the local community. The package of projects will help Colne recover from the pandemic.

Aberystwyth was allocated almost £11 million from the Levelling Up Fund for several projects across the town and seafront.

£20 million from the Levelling Up Fund will upgrade several of Rotherham’s attractions.

Carmarthenshire County Council was allocated almost £17 million from the Levelling Up Fund. The investment will support new sections of the Tywi Valley Path for walking and cycling, adding to the existing path.

Ashton was allocated almost £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund. Plans for the allocation include the restoration of Ashton Town Hall.

Post pandemic, Bromsgrove Town Centre needed a boost. With a £14 million award from the Levelling Up Fund, the town can recover.

Lewes District Council secured over £12.5 million from the Levelling Up Fund to regenerate Newhaven.

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£20 million from the Levelling Up Fund will help to transform the Locomotion tourist attraction in Shildon, reopen Whorlton Bridge and improve the A68 at Toft Hill.

A project to redevelop the Grade A listed Pollok Country Park Stables and Sawmill in Glasgow received an allocation of £13 million from the Levelling Up Fund.

£20 million from the Levelling Up Fund will help create a new City Learning Quarter in Wolverhampton. It will bring together people of all ages and backgrounds into a space to learn in the heart of the city centre.

Stoke-on-Trent was awarded £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund to repurpose several key heritage buildings.

An award of over £18.6 million from the Levelling Up Fund will help to transform Doncaster city centre’s retail, leisure and cultural offer.

Kidderminster was allocated £17.9 million from the Levelling Up Fund.

Located on the edge of Northern Ireland with a population of 3,000 people, Castlederg is a rural town in County Tyrone. In recent years the town has fallen behind its more urban neighbours.

Over £7 million from the Levelling Up Fund will improve the A312 and Kensington Road corridors in West London.

Over £12 million was allocated to Calderdale from the Levelling Up Fund to develop a new leisure centre in Halifax.

£18 million from the Levelling Up Fund is being invested in Nottingham. The funding will support three projects focused on streets and neighbourhoods across the city.

Residents of Carmarthen and Pembroke will benefit from an investment of over £19 million from the Levelling Up Fund. The investment will create two new community hubs in the town centres.

The first orbital satellite launch from the UK was attempted in January 2023.

SimCentric’s virtual reality training technology, SAF-TAC, is helping armed forces personnel improve key skills in a realistic and immersive environment

A development loan from Homes England helped newly-established housebuilder Sky-House Co to grow its business