A major regeneration project for the Riverside area of Shrewsbury is to take a big step forward next week when councillors will be asked to formally accept a Government grant of £18.7m to get it off the ground.
Images of how the Riverside area could look when redeveloped
A report to go before councillors at a meeting next Thursday seeks approval for the authority to accept the grant and its match-funding commitments, and to instruct officers to progress the projects. Mr Barrow says: “The projects will accelerate the transformation of a major opportunity site in the town centre and act as a catalyst for regeneration and growth of Shrewsbury as a whole.
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