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Levelling Up cash 'crumbs off the table'

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Published date14 March 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
Kirklees Council's Cabinet has formally accepted cash injections to fund plans for the Huddersfield Open Market (£16.6m), Penistone Railway Line (£47.9m), Dewsbury Blueprint (£20m) and the West Yorkshire Life Sciences Investment Zone (£17m)

For each of the projects, the council submitted bids to the government's Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), and each was successful. Funding was previously allocated from the Levelling Up Fund (LUF) for two other council projects - the Batley and Marsden Blueprints.

Plans for Huddersfield market include restoring the Grade II* Listed structure on Northumberland Street and strengthening the new and improved market's offering. The council hopes it will give people more reasons to visit Huddersfield and encourage extra footfall to surrounding businesses.

The Penistone Railway Line is an important transport link running between Huddersfield, Penistone and

Sheffield, via Barnsley. The investment will be used to improve infrastructure and access, allowing for more frequent, faster, more comfortable journeys.

The £20m towards the Dewsbury Blueprint comes as part of the government's 'Long-Term Plan' and builds on the existing £25m of Towns Fund money allocated to Dewsbury in 2021.

The £20m will be released over the next decade and the council is currently working on more detailed plans for the funding.

The new Investment Zone will support innovation in the health, wellbeing and digital industries. The council will receive this cash boost alongside other local authorities across West Yorkshire...

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