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in Politics

Levelling Up bids ‘doomed’ – but council spent tens of thousands on them

by Editor March 3, 2023, 5:57 pm 2k Views

Delay to outcome of £40m bids to transform Bolton 'latest in a long line of failures'

These bids, each worth £20 million, were lodged last summer but were overlooked when the outcome of Round Two was announced at the start of this year.

According to data obtained by the borough’s Labour Group this week, the preparation and the submission of these applications to the Levelling Up scheme cost more than £150,000 – £125,000 from a government grant and the rest from Bolton Council resources.

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