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£2.5m windfall to give residents job prospects boost
Lancashire Evening Post
|July 01, 2025
Projects to improve residents' job prospects, boost businesses and support the community will be at the heart of how Preston City Council spends almost £2.5m from a government cash pot.
The authority has set out its plans for the money it has received for the next 12 months from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).
Initiatives designed to break down barriers to employment by improving skills - including numeracy and those needed to work in the green energy sector - are amongst a raft of schemes that will be delivered. Others include sustainable transport and crime reduction work, along with start-up support for new firms.
This story is from the July 01, 2025 edition of Lancashire Evening Post.
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