Burnley wins a share of £18.5M from the Government to breathe new life into town's empty buildings

Burnley has been named as one of 69 towns and cities in the UK to receive a slice of £95M from the Government to fund projects aimed breathing new life into empty buildings.
Burnley town centre is to be share a pot of 18M allocated by the Government to bring empty buildings back to life. (photo Peter Stawicki)Burnley town centre is to be share a pot of 18M allocated by the Government to bring empty buildings back to life. (photo Peter Stawicki)
Burnley town centre is to be share a pot of 18M allocated by the Government to bring empty buildings back to life. (photo Peter Stawicki)

Burnley is among 14 towns that will share the £18.7M allocated to the North West.

The money will be put towards turning unused buildings into shops, houses and community centres.

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The largest slice of the funds will go to The Midlands with £21.1m going on projects including £2m for a project in Coventry's ancient shopping street, The Burges.

Up to £2m will also go to Stoke-on-Trent to redevelop vacant buildings within its conservation area, with a focus on creating more homes.

Elsewhere, London and the South East will receive £14.3m, with £2m set to be spent in Tottenham to restore the historic shop-fronts on the high street after parts of it were set ablaze during the 2011 nationwide riots.

Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan said: "It is right that we ensure these buildings are preserved for future generations but it is important that we make them work for the modern world."

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Other towns in the North West who will receive a slice of the cash include: Bacup, Barrow in Furness, Blackpool, Chester, Fleetwood, Kirkham, Lancaster Maryport, Cumbria, Ormskirk, Prescot, Stalybridge, Tyldesley, Greater Manchester and Wigan town centre