LOADSAMONEY! GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES NEW FUNDING TO UPGRADE GRIMSBY TOWN CENTRE

Looking good for Grimsby - bigwigs from national and local government discussing regeneration plans in the town centre earlier today 

GRIMSBY is to benefit to the tune of more than £3.5-million to help regenerate the town.

This great news emerged today when Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick MP made the pledge is talks with local MPs and North East Lincolnshire Council chiefs, including leader Cllr Philip Jackson.

The monies will go towards  providing a high-quality replacement pedestrian footbridge over the River Freshney and improving the appearance of the strategic Garth Lane site in order to attract potential investors.

The investment will also fund highway improvements to Frederick Ward Way, giving pedestrians greater access to the town centre from Garth Lane.

During this morning's walkabout, Mr Jenrick had an opportunity to meet with local brewers at Docks Beers, a microbrewery based in a deconsecrated church near the famous Grimsby Docks.

Said the minister: "We want to level-up all parts of the country, ensuring that opportunity and prosperity is available to all and we unleash the potential of the midlands and the north.”

Cllr Jackson responded: "We are both delighted  and grateful to Government for working with us to help deliver these schemes and get spades on the ground. 

"This announcement further cements the Government’s belief in what we are doing in Grimsby.

“The investment will act as a further catalyst to unlock a much wider regeneration programme for Grimsby Town Centre and the Port of Grimsby. 

"It has the potential to realise new commercial, cultural, leisure and residential opportunities on the port and on under-used land around Alexandra Dock."