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Seventy-seven projects to receive £3 million coastal revival funding.

Blackpool’s iconic Winter Gardens is one of 77 projects whose future is looking much brighter thanks to £3 million government funding, Communities Minister Brandon Lewis said last Friday (11 December 2015). Mr Lewis said the coastal revival funding will help secure these key seaside attractions “for generations to come”. Ranging from theatres to piers and lidos to lighthouses, the projects will each receive grants of up to £50,000 to kick-start restoration work. They are also set to attract £30 million in private and public investment and could support up to 1,500 jobs. Prime Minister David Cameron said: Britain’s coastline is part of what makes us one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Our coastal towns are cherished not just by the people who live within them but by the nation as a whole. The value of our tourism industry also means they are playing a crucial role in the UK’s continuing economic recovery. That’s why I am proud to lead a government which ...

Government launches National Infrastructure Commission to get Britain building

Right Hon Lord Adonis and George Osborne  onthemarketblog OnTheMarket blog | Property, Houses & Flats for Sale > The Government has  launched a new body which is set to get Britain building by advising on how £100 billion should be spent on infrastructure over the next five years. Chancellor George Osborne officially unveiled the National Infrastructure Commission to recommend how vital projects such as roads, railways and homes can get off the ground quickly. George Osborne: 'Disaster' to stop building In his statement, he will pledge £100 billion in infrastructure spending by 2020 – including full funding for the £15 billion Roads Investment Strategy . A suite of asset sales which the Treasury expects to raise billions of pounds is being identified to be ploughed back into infrastructure projects, with more details to be announced at the Spending Review . download letter here  Led by former Transport Secretary Lord Adonis, the c...