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Detailed work underway as #BrilliantBarrow takes next steps towards £25m funding
DETAILED plans are being drawn up to ensure the ambitious #BrilliantBarrow initiative can move forward in its entirety in 2021. The scheme aims to transform Barrow through seven key projects to help the area thrive for future generations as a great place to...
Ambitious #BrilliantBarrow awarded £25 million in government funding
AN ambitious scheme to transform Barrow for future generations has secured £25 million from the government’s Towns Fund. #BrilliantBarrow included a series of innovative projects designed to ensure the borough thrives as a great place to live, work and visit....
Barrow awarded £750,000 in ‘Accelerated’ Towns Funding from government
BARROW has secured £750,000 from the government’s Towns Fund Accelerated Funding scheme for a series of key projects. The money, part of a government pledge to support jobs and economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, will help deliver three capital...
Young professionals needed to shape future of #BrilliantBarrow
A board that aims to help shape the future of Barrow is urgently recruiting four more young professionals. The Futures Board was set up to give 18-35 year olds, from a diverse range of backgrounds, a chance to help develop plans to revolutionise the town’s economy. It...
Once-in-a-generation bids for combined £52m in funding submitted to government
BIDS for a combined £52 million in funding to transform Barrow for the future have received a final seal of approval from borough councillors. The #BrilliantBarrow initiative calls for £30 million from the Towns Fund for a series of innovative projects to ensure the...
Ambitious plans to transform Barrow’s town centre revealed
FINAL preparations are being made to a major regeneration scheme that would transform and increase footfall in Barrow’s town centre. Barrow Indoor Market, Barrow Town Hall and its surrounds would become an exciting destination under the ambitious new proposals...
Innovative business support programme outlined to help harness opportunities in #BrilliantBarrow
A GROUND-BREAKING programme of support to help residents and businesses in Barrow harness opportunities to thrive and grow is being developed as part of a major bid for government funding. The innovative business support measures would ensure both individuals...
Add your views on proposal to create exciting programme of events and festivals
AN exciting programme of events and festivals to help celebrate Barrow’s proud industrial heritage and its prime natural assets could be created under a proposed new scheme. The project could also see feasibility work launched to investigate the potential for a...
Major housing renewal scheme on the cards for #BrilliantBarrow
A MAJOR scheme to renew areas of housing in Barrow could be on the cards as part of an ambitious bid to secure £25 million in government funding. Housing Renewal could see a range of improvements carried out to homes in key areas of the town, changing the way...
Want to see #BrilliantBarrow become an active travel town? Have your say!
BARROW could become an active travel town under an ambitious new scheme. Members of the public are now being asked to join the conversation on the proposals to create new walking and cycling routes in the town to replace short car journeys and boost levels of...

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