Scarborough Borough Council's £20 million funding bid unsuccessful

The Government has announced the latest round of Levelling Up Fund bids

Author: Karen LiuPublished 19th Jan 2023
Last updated 19th Jan 2023

Scarborough Borough Council's bid for £20 million has been unsuccessful.

The Government has announced the latest round of Levelling Up Fund bids.

Councillor Steve Siddons, leader of Scarborough Borough Council, said:

“This is bitterly disappointing news and a massive surprise given Scarborough’s classification as a priority one area by the government’s own assessment of need.

"Our borough has 85% of the most deprived population in the whole of North Yorkshire but wealthy Richmondshire, the prime minister’s constituency, gets £19 million.

“This shows the contempt this failing government displays for the people of Scarborough and Whitby.

“It is a missed opportunity and makes me wonder whether the whole point of the Levelling Up Fund is understood by ministers.

“We submitted a high-quality bid and met all the funding criteria including the required match-funding and evidence of our ability to deliver the schemes.

“The money would have allowed us progress the transformative station gateway and FabLab+ projects in the centre of Scarborough to their full potential.”

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