Lanarkshire town centre demolition receives £9m boost from levelling up fund

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The planned demolition and transformation of a Lanarkshire town centre has been awarded £9.2m from the UK government’s Levelling Up fund.Cumbernauld is set for a long-term redevelopment which will see its controversial 1960s concrete town centre buildings knocked down to make way for a new civic hub including schools, offices, health and leisure facilities.North Lanarkshire council leader Jim Logue says the authority is “delighted” by the funding and that it will allow immediate progress on the vision for the town; but expressed disappointment that three further bids for projects in Airdrie, Coatbridge and Motherwell were turned down.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Redevelopment of Cumbernauld town centre is one of 10 projects across Scotland to have received support in today’s second round of grant allocations from the Westminster fund.Its grant of £9,225,000 will be used “to acquire two failing, adjoining shopping centres for later demolition and redevelopment of the site as a mixed-use town hub and the demolition of an adjacent, vacant office block”.The proposal is described as “an ambitious vision for establishing Cumbernauld as a 21st-century new town which will bring education, employment and homes into the heart of North Lanarkshire’s largest town”, with the funding becoming “a catalyst