autumn   10 #1 Posted September 15, 2019 I heard on the news last night that many cities including Leeds are getting grants to save lovely old buildings on the high street . Shame Sheffield has missed out . It seemed to emphasise bringing life back into high streets which are declining . I would have thought Sheffield was an idea candidate . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Janus   28 #2 Posted September 15, 2019 (edited) Other than 'historic' buildings I don't know the qualifying criteria.  Wakefield and Barnsley are on the list. Full list here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49692091 Edited September 15, 2019 by Janus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
FinBak   12 #3 Posted September 15, 2019 7 hours ago, autumn said: I heard on the news last night that many cities including Leeds are getting grants to save lovely old buildings on the high street . Shame Sheffield has missed out . It seemed to emphasise bringing life back into high streets which are declining . I would have thought Sheffield was an idea candidate . HAH...Sheffield missed out years ago.....  Sheffield Streets and Buildings used to look like, what they have in YORK ...  Damn them who took away our heritage. (Sheffield Council.)!      Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
darylslinn   10 #4 Posted September 15, 2019 1 minute ago, FinBak said: HAH...Sheffield missed out years ago.....  Sheffield Streets and Buildings used to look like, what they have in YORK ...  Damn them who took away our heritage. (Sheffield Council.)! Sold out to the highest bidder. 1 minute ago, FinBak said:      Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
FinBak   12 #5 Posted September 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, darylslinn said: Sold out to the highest bidder.  Who was the Highest bidder Daryl?   Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Funky_Gibbon   42 #6 Posted September 15, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, autumn said: I heard on the news last night that many cities including Leeds are getting grants to save lovely old buildings on the high street . Shame Sheffield has missed out . It seemed to emphasise bringing life back into high streets which are declining . I would have thought Sheffield was an idea candidate . Sheffield doesn't have any constituencies that the Conservatives feel they might have a chance of winning if the Lib-Dems split Labour's 2017 vote share.  That money they've announced is peanuts compared to the amount of money those places are about to lose after Brexit when the European Development Fund money disappears (£5bn since 2014), never mind the amount that has been cut from Local Authorities (£25bn across England since 2010). A little over £1million per selected town isn't going to bring life back into anything but it does generate headlines right before an election. Edited September 15, 2019 by Funky_Gibbon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bungleboy69   101 #7 Posted September 15, 2019 Funky Gibbon is absolutely correct about £1m per city being nothing in the grand scheme of things. Take away the professional fees etc. and that money won't achieve anything at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Spiderplant   0 #8 Posted September 15, 2019 The Conservatives, and most other previous governments have given very little development money to northern cities. Most major funding has come from the EU. Cities like Liverpool and Manchester recognised this which is why there was a majority to stay in the EUat the referendum. Central government gives almost nothing,  https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/may/31/what-has-the-eu-ever-done-for-my-town  https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/17-things-european-funding-done-10925208  Nothing that central UK government has offered Liverpool can compare with the EU funding. The council worked hard to negotiate in Brussels for this funding-it wasn't central government that did the hard work. They coordinated the projects and brought together the other stakeholders. It will be a major loss when we leave.  In Sheffield I could find he following: http://www.rothbiz.co.uk/2017/12/news-5825-36m-of-eu-funding-for.html  https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/newsroom/news/2019/06/06-07-2019-erdf-funds-transition-from-grey-to-green-in-sheffield-uk  https://www.varotherham.org.uk/news/european-structural-and-investment-funds-esif-sheffield-city-region/  Better than anything I've seen on offer from Westminster Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
ormester   11 #9 Posted September 15, 2019 are we suprised sheffield misses out with this backwards council Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Guest makapaka   #10 Posted September 15, 2019 Tory tokenism for the north again.  £95m across all those places - won’t even pay for the feasibility studies.  forget about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
autumn   10 #11 Posted September 16, 2019 Thanks for your replies ,you’ve educated me on a few things 😊 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Daven   10 #12 Posted September 16, 2019 (edited) 22 hours ago, FinBak said: HAH...Sheffield missed out years ago.....  Sheffield Streets and Buildings used to look like, what they have in YORK ...  Damn them who took away our heritage. (Sheffield Council.)!   The Luftwaffe destroyed many of Sheffield's beautiful buildings in December 1940 . Blame the Germans not SCC Sheffield has very many beautiful buildings left though I despair that so many on here don't look 'beyond their nose ends' as my lovely Mum used to say.   Edited September 16, 2019 by Daven Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...