'We want our slice of pie' - team to attract investment

COUNCIL USING CASH FROM BROADMARSH SALE TO HELP BRING MONEY INTO CITY

- By JOE LOCKER

Nottingham City Council leader Neghat Khan at the Green Heart, in the city centre

SAVINGS made following the sale of the former Broadmarsh Centre site will be used to set up a team to help regenerate and bring investment into the city.

Nottingham City Council's leadership said a team of around four people will be employed to better attract money to the city - securing “our slice of the pie” when it comes to funding and investment opportunities.

Larger cities across the country have regeneration teams to help them land funding, but Nottingham's team was cut. Money for the new team will be coming from savings made now the wider Broadmarsh site has been sold, with government housing agency Homes England having bought it in March.