Barrow Council bid for share of £220m fund to give boost to those most in need in-cumbria.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from in-cumbria.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Barrow Council bid for share of £220m fund to give boost to those most in need
PROJECT: Barrow Town Hall BARROW Council is working on a bid to receive a share of £220 million fund to improve the fortunes of deprived communities. Council chiefs want to secure government cash to boost the town as it recovers from the coronavirus crisis. And a project called The Barrow Way is being planned to boost employment, skills and footfall in the town. The council is awaiting approval of a bid for a £1 million share of the UK Community Renewal Fund. Some £800,000 of that money is due to be invested into skills development and community and place. A further £326,000 is due to be put into supporting people into employment, while £34,000 is to be invested into local business.
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Building Back Better: a “sharp and clear focus” is required by all parties
As the UK emerges from its roadmap out of lockdown, it is time explore what ‘Building Back Better’ actually means. Is this just a political phrase that has caught media attention, or can rebuilding change our past economic approaches and result in lower carbon, greater social value, investment in skills and more effective economic delivery mechanisms? This is the focus of the IED’s online conference this week.
So what does this mean to me? Firstly, I think it is a vision that has a sharp and clear focus on two or three absolute priorities and needs, accompanied by a long-term commitment to sufficient funding to really target and turn the dial on inequality. Spreading funds across too many areas too thinly is not going to achieve structural economic changes that are essential if we are serious about not leaving anyone behind.