Budget: Wisbech one of 20 towns to share £400 million

Wisbech is to get a share of a £400 million ‘pot’ to improve its town centre. King’s Lynn is also among the towns singled out to get cash.

The extra money was announced today by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.

In papers published as part of the Budget, he said the Government was committed to “expanding the long-term plan for towns.

“The government is announcing £400 million of investment to extend the long-term plan for towns to a further twenty places across the UK,” he said.

“This provides places with ten years of endowment style funding and support worth up to £20 million to invest in communities and regeneration.”

Wisbech is among the full list announced.

The other towns are:

Royal Sutton Coldfield,

Darlington,

Runcorn,

Canvey Island,

Thetford,

Ramsgate,