An artist s impression of the proposed Rochdale AMPI development
Rochdale is eyeing an exciting future as a ‘centre of manufacturing excellence’ after it was awarded £23.6m from the government’s Towns Fund.
It is one of 45 places across the country set to benefit from a £1bn tranche of funding for ‘left behind’ areas, announced in the budget.
Although just shy of the £25m bid for, it means a number of ambitious plans drawn up by the Rochdale Towns Fund board are set to go ahead.
These include 700 new homes in central Rochdale as part of the regeneration of Lower Falinge, major improvement to the A58 at St Mary’s Gate and new medium-sized units at Kingsway Business Park.
Rochdale eyes new era as ‘centre of manufacturing excellence’ following £23.6m Towns Fund boost Date published: 08 March 2021
Artist’s impression of what the Advanced Machinery and Productivity Institute (AMPI) could look like
Rochdale has ambitious plans to become a ‘centre of manufacturing excellence’ after it was awarded £23.6m from the government’s Towns Fund.
It is one of 45 places across the country set to benefit from a £1bn tranche of funding for ‘left behind’ areas, announced in the budget.
Although just shy of the £25m bid for, it means a number of plans drawn up by the Rochdale Towns Fund board are set to go ahead.
Rochdale eyes new era as âcentre of manufacturing excellenceâ following £23.6m Towns Fund boost
It is one of 45 places across the country set to benefit from a £1bn tranche of funding for âleft behindâ areas.
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Rochdale is eyeing an exciting future as a âcentre of manufacturing excellenceâ after it was awarded £23.6m from the governmentâs Towns Fund.
Rochdale bids for £25m from Towns Fund Date published: 17 December 2020
The redevelopment of the former Central Retail Park site in Rochdale is one of the projects the funding would support
A bid for £25million has been submitted to the government’s Towns Fund for a number of projects in Rochdale.
The creation of a brand new advanced manufacturing institute and the building of almost 1,000 new homes on brownfield sites are among the projects being put forward by Rochdale s Towns Fund board, which is made up of public and private sector partners from across the borough.
Spearheaded by the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government, The Towns Fund is a £3.4bn pot of cash set aside by government to help drive economic regeneration in selected areas. One hundred different towns from across the UK were given the opportunity to bid for a share of the money.