The redevelopment of the former MG Rover ‘West Works’ in Birmingham is set to happen after the Government announced £24 million to fund Brownfield regeneration across the West Midlands including Longbridge.
The Covid crisis has reminded us all of how important our local high streets are – not just to the economy but to our local communities. They face unprecedented challenges including Covid and the rise of online shopping.
We are pumping almost £100 million into the City Centre South development.
The proposals represent a ‘21st-century rethink’, making city centre living a reality by creating hundreds of new homes on a reclaimed brownfield site and moving away from the reliance on big anchor stores.
I am delighted to see the community in Bilston coming together to develop plans that could transform the town centre – and I have pledged to lobby Government to help win funding.
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street has welcomed pioneering plans to reinvent the town Centre of Sutton Coldfield, as a huge public consultation exercise is launched.
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street says Bilston’s Christmas Street Festival was the ‘perfect way to close 2019’ – and that he feels confident for the future of the town centre in the next decade.
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street is backing a pioneering scheme that aims to get Solihull people talking, combating loneliness and bringing a community feel to businesses across the borough.
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street has urged Sutton Coldfield business leaders to apply for money to help rejuvenate the town centre – saying ‘funding is available’.
