Restoration of the Health Hydro small pool is one of the regeneration projects The £19.5m allocated by central government to Swindon from its Towns Fund hasn t actually arrived yet. Labour councillor Janine Howarth questioned the Conservative leader David Renard about the progress of the council s bid for the money. She cited several reports where members of cabinet talked about the award by the government and what it was going to be used for. She added: It s the case that we still have to make the business case for the projects and we haven t actually got the money. Coun Renard said the governmnet had agreed to fund six different regeneration projects, which will add up to £19.5 if the business cases are approved, and that the Towns Fund Board is working on those cases.
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