"We are thrilled to invest £1.3 million into a range of projects that will make a real difference to communities and businesses across Charnwood."
Almost £1.3 million of funding has been awarded by Charnwood Borough Council to a variety of projects which will energise high streets, support young people, and encourage businesses to grow.
One of the projects to receive support is being run by Love Loughborough, which will employ a street security patrol in Loughborough town centre to provide a visible presence to help tackle retail crime and anti-social behaviour.
Lez Cope Newman, chair of Love Loughborough, said: “We are delighted to be introducing these patrols to help provide some further reassurance in the town centre to retailers and visitors.
“They will be a friendly, visible presence, and the aim is to act as a deterrent. Other towns have successfully implemented similar schemes.”
The funding is from the Government’s latest phase of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), which the Council is using to back 14 projects.
Cllr Jennifer Tillotson, the Council’s lead member for economic development, regeneration and town centres, said: “We are thrilled to invest £1.3 million into a range of projects that will make a real difference to communities and businesses across Charnwood.
“We are supporting projects which will help our high streets, assist businesses to grow and provide support and opportunities to young people.
“I have seen the difference the first phase of funding has made in the area, particularly to facilities in some of our villages like Anstey, Birstall and Mountsorrel. I thank all the projects from phase one for delivering these improvements and look forward to seeing the new schemes take shape.”
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