Category: North West Charity and Third Sector

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£66m boost for home-building in Greater Manchester

The first £66.3m of loan funding has been awarded from a £300m fund to boost housing in Greater Manchester. Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) approved loan funding totalling £42.564m  for five new schemes, in Manchester, Oldham, Salford and Trafford at its latest meeting. It follows the award of £23.731m for a further Manchester scheme. Together …

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£1.4m Liverpool City facelift enters new phase

A £1.4m scheme to revamp the public realm in Liverpool’s Commercial District enters a new phase of activity next week. After recently completing an upgrade to the historic Leather Lane, a 10 week programme is beginning today (Tuesday, 1 September) to transform Bixteth Street. The works are part of a non-stop schedule to upgrade several …

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‘It’s a Knockout’ challenge for Lancashire’s young people

'It's a Knockout' summer challenge for Lancashire's young people

Young people from Lancashire have recently taken part in a team ‘It’s a Knockout’ style tournament. The Lancashire Summer Challenge 2015 event, supported by Lancashire County Council’s Wellbeing, Prevention and Early Help Young People’s Service, and organised by the Lancashire Association of Boys and Girls Clubs (LABGC), was held at the University of Cumbria in …

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