City welcomes £14m investment to boost jobs, health and communities

The city's residents have benefitted from more than £14million of funding to improve job and enterprise opportunities, people's wellbeing and health, as well as reducing our city's carbon footprint.

- by Neil Fatkin

Since March, the money from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund has been invested in 27 projects across the city.

Examples include the Pavilion in Pallion having been transformed into a lively community hub offering youth activities, wellbeing programmes and a new café run by a local resident.

St George's Church Annexe now houses a welcoming café and activity space tackling food insecurity and loneliness, whilst cost-of-living projects have helped families save money on food, energy and bills, while also connecting them to wider community support.

Businesses have benefited from grants, mentoring and innovation support, with more than 135 new enterprises launched and hundreds of jobs created or protected.