Bus Services and Size

fund: On Monday the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government MHCLG said an additional 325m would increase the size of the fund's size to 1bn, according to The Guardian. A group of 50 towns had already been shortlisted to receive cash from the fund after submitting the outline for projects such as new bus services and the conversion of empty retail units into homes which local leaders think will help revitalise their centres. Last year the then chancellor, Philip Hammond, announced a 675m fund as part of a wider package of measures designed to tackle the high street crisis that has left one in 10 shops in UK town centres lying empty. Now that shortlist has doubled in length, with another 50 towns added, including Dover, Grimsby and Carlisle, in the latest in a series of election-friendly policy announcements from the government. Boris Johnson said the enlarged fund would help unlock growth. All the towns are eligible to receive up to 150,000 to develop more detailed proposals. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.