Museum, homes and schools in £812m spending plan to create 'a city that works for its people'

Programme due to run until 2035

- Phil Corrigan

NEW homes, extending a city museum and improvements to roads and schools are all included in plans to spend £812 million of taxpayers' cash over the next decade.

City councillors have approved an updated capital programme which features a raft of major projects.

They include the Etruscan Square development in Hanley, the Potteries Museum extension and new housing, as well as improvements to roads and schools, which will be carried out up to 2035.

General fund schemes account for £309.8 million of spending, while £502.6 million will be spent by the housing revenue account, which maintains the council's housing stock. The overall programme will require £356.4 million of borrowing, with £217 million coming from capital grants, reserves and contributions.