Ipswich has been given £25m as part of the government s Towns Deal.
- Credit: Paul Geater
A £25million windfall for Ipswich from the government s Towns Deal Fund has been hailed as a fantastic boost which will have a transformative effect on its regeneration after Covid.
However, business and political leaders warned that after previous attempts to revamp the town: This time our approach must be different if we want to get it right.
The giant windfall was confirmed in the Budget on Wednesday.
It will enable work to be carried out on 11 projects, mainly in the town centre and Waterfront areas, which will be aimed at pump-priming a recovery in its fortunes after the shock of the Covid crisis.
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4:30 PM January 26, 2021
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5:37 PM January 26, 2021
Ipswich Cornhill before the second lockdown was imposed - experts fear it is now much more difficult to level up urban areas after the Covid pandemic.
- Credit: Charlotte Bond
The Covid pandemic has made the government s levelling up ambition in traditionally less prosperous towns and cities like Ipswich four times more difficult to achieve according to a new report by the influential think tank Centre for Cities.
It warns that as businesses face more pressures and unemployment rises, there will have to be a major effort from the government if the ambition of improving life in these cities is to be achieved.
Lakeland will be closing its Ancient House store in Ipswich next month.
- Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown
We ve all heard many times that town centres like Ipswich have to change to meet new challenges as increasing numbers of people need more than shops to tempt them in.
Now Ipswich council has the chance to show it s got this message loud and clear!
Just days after we heard the full details of the final submission by the Ipswich Town Deal Board to the government for funding for special projects, it was announced that one of the most iconic buildings in the town centre was closing.
Lakeland will be closing its Ancient House store in Ipswich next month.
- Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown
We ve all heard many times that town centres like Ipswich have to change to meet new challenges as increasing numbers of people need more than shops to tempt them in.
Now Ipswich council has the chance to show it s got this message loud and clear!
Just days after we heard the full details of the final submission by the Ipswich Town Deal Board to the government for funding for special projects, it was announced that one of the most iconic buildings in the town centre was closing.