Ludlow groups sharing £350,000 cash pot
Friday 1st April 2011, 11:29AM BST.
Ludlow is to benefit from a funding boost of more than £350,000, it was revealed today.
Shropshire Council has awarded £120,000 for the town’s conservation area, £100,000 to Ludlow Conference Centre, £70,000 to Ludlow Assembly Rooms and £60,000 to Ludlow College.
The money has come through a council cash pot designed to give a lift to the county’s market towns.
Rosanna Taylor-Smith, chairman of Ludlow and Clee Local Joint Committee, said: “These schemes will give a much-needed boost to the local economy.”
The £120,000 conservation project, co-ordinated by Ludlow Town Council, will see the renovation of The Buttercross.
The town council says further phases of this project will create 80 jobs as it looks to preserve the town’s walls and enhance the Castle gardens.
Managers at the conference centre will use their £100,000 to extend accommodation to let trainee doctors from Keele University stay in Ludlow while on work placements at GPs’ surgeries.
Theatre bosses want to refurbish the inside of the assembly rooms and college chiefs have pledged to spend the money on a new kitchen.
A further £50,000 will be given to community projects at a meeting in Ludlow Assembly Rooms at 7pm on June 23.
UK News
Most Commented
- Clampdown on Shrewsbury chuggers
- Bishop's gay marriage views do nothing to support bible teachings
- Planners ordered to stay on Newport visit bus
- Letter: Angered by close encounter of the furred kind
- Letter: Alcohol price plans annoy me
- Shrewsbury’s broadband speed one of slowest in UK
- Letter: No sense in overseas job adverts
Shropshire Star on Twitter
Keep updated with the latest breaking news and content on our Twitter feed.
Lifestyle
Interactive Dining Out map
Hundreds of reviews by the Shropshire Star and Express & Star's teams to help you decide where to eat.
Entertainment
All the film reviews
Before you plan a trip to the pictures, get our critics' verdicts on all the latest movie releases.
OUR NEW APP
Get the new Shropshire Star app
Download the Shropshire Star’s new app to your iPad or iPhone to get one week of access to our digital newspapers absolutely FREE.
shropshirestar.com
Popular sections
Useful links
