Case studies: Real-life examples of government activity

Bradford has been awarded £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund to support the development of a new swimming pool and centre.

£20 million from the Levelling Up Fund, will be used to: build a construction skills academy and develop new housing in Sunderland.

Leicester has been awarded £19.4 million from the Levelling Up Fund to develop new projects around the city’s Pioneer Park.

Manchester City Council was allocated almost £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund.

Newcastle has been awarded £7 million from the Levelling Up Fund to secure the future of one of its most important cultural assets, the Grainger Market.

Three projects in Gloucester were allocated £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund.

Leeds has been awarded £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund. The investment will support improvements to Leeds Outer Ring Road between Horsforth and Pudsey.

With the support of £250,000 from the Community Ownership Fund, locals in Leigh have taken ownership of the Grade II listed building. They aim to transform it into a hub at the heart of the community.

The £12.2 million investment will fund the redevelopment of Dundonald International Ice Bowl, a local leisure facility in Northern Ireland.

World Heart Beat Music Academy and Wandsworth Council were awarded £800,000 from the Levelling Up Fund.

Residents have now brought The Rising Sun pub into local ownership with £175,000 from the Community Ownership Fund.

A new leisure facility is being developed in West Denton, with almost £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund.

The investment will help high streets in north Newham that were affected by the pandemic.

Yarm and Eaglescliffe was allocated £20 million from round one of the Levelling Up Fund.

Three projects along the River Ness are being supported with almost £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund.

Liverpool’s Albert Dock and Canning Dock were allocated £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund. The investment will support Liverpool's museums and galleries, by boosting access to arts and culture.

The Grade A listed former temperance hall sits in the heart of the walled City of Derry / Londonderry. The building was closed since the start of the pandemic, but now with £181,000 from the Community Ownership Fund, the hal…

A popular country pub near Marlborough in Wiltshire has been saved with the support of almost £240,000 from the Community Ownership Fund.

The largest city centre brownfield site in the Midlands will be transformed as part of Stoke-on-Trent's £20 million Levelling Up Fund award. The new development, named 'Etruscan Square', will include a multi-purp…

Three projects in south and central Powys have between them received almost £7 million from the Levelling Up Fund.

With the support of £4.1 million from the Levelling Up Fund, Daisyfield Sports Hub will provide better leisure facilities to develop sporting talent.

Investment from the Community Ownership Fund has helped the people of Inverie take full ownership of the pub in the village on Scotland’s Knoydart peninsula.

Around £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund will support the building of a new leisure and community hub in Bedfordshire.

With £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund, Bolton will have a new College of Medical Science.

Forest of Dean was awarded £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund.

£12.8 million from Levelling Up Fund was allocated to Gloucestershire for the Gloucester Docks Sustainable Travel Improvements scheme to support the delivery of a 26-mile cycle corridor in Gloucester.

Over £19 million Levelling Up Fund investment is to go to the A457 Dudley Road, a vital artery of Birmingham city.

East Sussex will receive almost £8 million from the Levelling Up Fund to replace Exceat Bridge. The ageing structure, located east of Seaford, will be replaced with a two-lane bridge.

Almost £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund will support a range of improvements to Chesterfield Town Centre.

Radcliffe will receive £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund to create a new Civic and Enterprise Hub. The hub will attract investment to the town centre and the wider area of Bury. 

The Levelling Up Fund awarded over £19 million to Hull to regenerate the city centre.

A city centre brownfield site is being transformed with £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund.

Leicester train station is the gateway to the city. The culturally significant building was built in 1894 but is now in need of investment. Over £17 million from the Levelling Up Fund will return the station to its Victorian…

The Community Ownership Fund allocation will help refurbish and redevelop the Queen’s Ballroom.

A former community centre in Bishop Auckland is being transformed into a new social enterprise and creativity hub. The project is supported with over £65,000 from the Community Ownership Fund.

The Ty’n Llan pub is a Grade II listed building in Llandwrog, Caernarfon. A Community Ownership Fund award of £250,000 is helping them keep the doors open.

Gainsborough town centre is set to be regenerated with £10 million from the Levelling Up Fund.

Over £16 million from the Levelling Up Fund will help kickstart regeneration for the Granton Waterfront area in Edinburgh.

Falkirk has been allocated £14.1 million from the Levelling Up Fund to upgrade Westfield Roundabout.

The Levelling Up Fund has awarded over £1.6 million for the redevelopment of Portrush Recreation Grounds. This investment has brought facilities back into use for the local community.

Birmingham is benefitting from over £17 million from the Levelling Up Fund to regenerate the former Wheels site.

£20 million was allocated for a new development in Luton. Plans for the funding will support the town centre masterplan and Luton’s vision for 2040.

£20 million from round one of the Levelling Up Fund was allocated to Bury. Plans for the funding include the regeneration of the historic Bury Market with a new 'flexi hall'.

The Racehorse pub in Westhall, East Suffolk, has now been bought by the local community with the help of £100,000 from the Community Ownership Fund.

£20 million from round one of the Levelling Up Fund was allocated to Aberdeen. Plans for the funding include the creation of a new market in the heart of the city centre.

Whitechapel Road, at the heart of Tower Hamlets, will receive over £9 million from the Levelling Up Fund.

Over £11 million from the Levelling Up Fund will support improvements to connectivity to the strategic Rhondda Gateway region.

Dumbarton is a town with a rich history, famous for its castle, glassmaking, shipbuilding, and whisky. With the support of £19.9 million from the Levelling Up Fund, the town centre will be regenerated.

Over £19 million from the Levelling Up Fund will support improvements to Burnley town centre and canal side.

North Ayrshire Council was provisionally allocated almost £24 million from the Levelling Up Fund to help improve a key road network.