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Aug 2020
£1.5m awarded to Harrogate business park scheme
A government grant of £1.5 million has been awarded to Harrogate West Business Park as part of a wider infrastructure fund.
The business park, off Burley Bank Road, has been granted funding as part of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s £900 million Getting Building Fund.
Ministers have allocated funding for 300 “shovel-ready” projects across the country which have been agreed with local mayors and Local Enterprise Partnerships.
A total of £15.4 million has been granted to York and North Yorkshire, of which £1.5 million has been awarded to the project in Harrogate.
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It comes as ministers say they have targeted funding at areas facing the “biggest economic challenges” as a result of the pandemic.
Andrew Jones, Harrogate and Knaresborough MP, said the money will help to support the local economy as part of the business park scheme.
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