Despite what the people I spoke to thought about investment in the town, money is being spent in Dewsbury town centre.
The Dewsbury Town Investment Plan (TIP), developed jointly by Kirklees Council and the-then Dewsbury Town Deal Board, secured £24.8m in 2021 from the government’s Towns Fund.
Additional matched funding from Kirklees Council and partners is said to have created a total investment of over £60m.
In November, the Dewsbury Neighbourhood Board approved the priorities to be submitted to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MCHLG) to try and deliver more funding.
It is, the local authority said, a “vital step” to unlock future funding of “£20m to cover the next 10 years”.
Councillor Graham Turner says the submission could help provide a “brighter future”.
“The partnership between Neighbourhood Board and the council is integral to ensure that not only can we deliver these ambitions, but make sure that the voices of the local community are being heard within the plans throughout and that will be clear within the delivery, if agreed.”