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North East: Levelling Up case studies

This collection brings together examples from the North East.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 17 January 2023

The UK government has so far allocated around £1 billion to projects in the North East through investment programmes, including the Levelling Up Fund and Community Ownership Fund.

This investment will:

• help communities save local community assets
• regenerate town centres and high streets
• invest in cultural and heritage assets
• upgrade local transport

Examples from the Levelling Up Fund and Community Ownership Fund:

County Durham

• Centre for social enterprise in Bishop Auckland receives £65,000
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study
• £20 million investment in transport and culture in Durham
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study
• Over £56,000 funding to help secure the future of the Weardale High House Chapel
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study

North East England

• £19.5 million to help transport in North East England (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 19 February 2024
  • Case study

Northumberland

• Northumberland awarded almost £15 million for sustainable travel (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 19 February 2024
  • Case study

Tees Valley

• Over £16 million to improve creative opportunities in Hartlepool (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 19 February 2024
  • Case study
• £20 million for town centre and transport upgrades throughout the Tees Valley (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 19 February 2024
  • Case study
• Almost £18 million for transport improvements in the Tees Valley (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 19 February 2024
  • Case study
• £20 million Levelling Up Fund allocation for Stockton South
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study

Tyne and Wear

• £20 million for Gateshead Quays (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 19 February 2024
  • Case study
• £250,000 for Fatfield’s St George's Church
  • 9 February 2023
  • Case study
• £7 million funding for Newcastle’s historic Grainger Market
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study
• State of the art leisure facility in West Denton supported by almost £20 million funding
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study
• £20 million funding for skills academy and sustainable housing in Sunderland
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study
• £300,000 funding for new Whitley Bay Eco Hub
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study

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Published 17 January 2023