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Pride in Place Programme
The Pride in Place programme targets 339 "overlooked" communities across the UK, with 169 areas receiving £20 million over a decade and 95 places getting one-off payments of £1.5 million. Areas were selected based on rankings using the Index of Multiple Deprivation and Community Needs Index. Unlike previous levelling up schemes, councils will not need to bid for the money. Instead, spending decisions will be made by community groups, local organisations and social clubs working with their local authority. Ipswich is set to receive £1.5 million over two years.
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Have your say on how £1.5m should be spent on Ipswich town centre
Residents are being invited to complete a survey telling Jack Abbott which projects should receive funding through the Pride in Place programme, from restoring empty buildings to improving public spaces and youth facilities.by
Oliver Rouane-Williams
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Government to give councils new powers to block 'fake' barbers and unwanted vape shops
Councils across England and Wales will be encouraged to use new powers to prevent unwanted betting and vape shops, along with "fake" barbers and other businesses suspected of being fronts for criminal gangs, under the government's new Pride in Place programme.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Labour's Pride in Place programme awards Ipswich a fraction given to other nearby towns
Ipswich Borough Council will receive £1.5 million over two years to improve public spaces under the government's new Pride in Place programme, significantly less than the up to £20 million being allocated to five other Suffolk and Norfolk towns over the next decade and just 0.03% of the total funding.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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