Millions of pounds for West Yorkshire from Government Levelling up Fund
Batley will see a share of it, as well as bus services
£12 millionis set to be given to Batley to improve the town centre.
Some cash will be spent on making Commercial Street pedestrianised, improvements are set for Market Place, we should see better access around the town centre and restoring the JBM Building for public use.
It's hoped a £41m investment in busses in West Yorkshire will help improve journey times, better bus stops and improvements to highways.
It's part of a £2.1 billion package across the country.
The Government said:
"A total of 111 areas have been awarded funding from the second of the government’s Levelling Up Fund, providing greater investment in communities that will create new jobs, drive economic growth, help restore people’s pride in the places where they live, and spread opportunity more equally.
"This will drive forward the Prime Minister’s priority to grow the economy by levelling up and provide the foundations for building a better future in communities across the UK. By working as one United Kingdom, the country is better able to collectively tackle the individual challenges faced by every region and nation across the country.
"The Government has also confirmed there will be a further round of the Levelling Up Fund, providing more opportunity to level up places across the UK. "
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said:
“Through greater investment in local areas, we can grow the economy, create good jobs and spread opportunity everywhere.
“That’s why we are backing more than 100 projects with new transformational funding to level up local communities across the United Kingdom.
“By reaching even more parts of the country than before, we will build a future of optimism and pride in people’s lives and the places they call home.”