CASH worth more than £5 million has been awarded to help rejuvenate town centres across Powys.

The Welsh Government’s Placemaking Grant funding for the mid Wales region will see an investment of £5.08 million to help revitalise Powys and Ceredigion town centres over the next three years.

The grant is part of the wider Transforming Towns regeneration programme which will look to invest £100 million across Wales over the next three years.

Projects eligible for support can range from developing commercial and residential properties, developing town centre markets, improving public spaces, and installing "digital infrastructure".

Projects will need to demonstrate links to town plans and show how they will benefit the town centre.

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“The placemaking funding received last year has already been put to good use making improvements” said Cllr David Selby, Powys County Council's cabinet member for a more prosperous Powys.

“Grants were awarded to many businesses and organisations to help them make changes to aid the town centres' post-Covid recovery.

“Our attention is firmly on supporting our town centres, ensuring that they remain safe and resilient, now and into the future. This new injection of investment will go even further to ensuring our beautiful mid-Wales towns are revitalised and remain a thriving place to live, work and visit.”

Welsh Government’s Deputy Minister for Climate Change Lee Waters said: “We are committed to making our towns and cities even better places to live, work and visit. The Transforming Towns Placemaking Grant is helping to revitalise the hearts of these local communities.

“Town centres face many challenges which have only been made worse by the pandemic, and it is our priority to make sure they thrive and protect them against the effects of climate change.

“We have been able to support a number of excellent projects in mid-Wales, including the refurbishment of a town centre property in Aberystwyth and the conversion of a former bank in Welshpool.”

The Placemaking Grant is available to private businesses, including developers, third sector businesses, and the public sector. For more information and details of how to apply, please visit here.

For Ceredigion details go here.