Andy Burnham’s £50m ‘UK high street blueprint’ blasted as unsuccessful | UK | News
Andy Burnham’s £50m transformation in England main street It was rejected on the grounds that it had “failed from the beginning”. It was intended to be the flagship of Farnworth Green in Bolton. city In Greater Manchester, new homes are leading the revival of the local economy.
The project was supported by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and built by property developer Capital&Centric. However, according to the news, new shopping centre While the facilities in the renovated area stand empty, a discount store and electronic cigarette stores do business in the unnoticed facilities across the road.
University employee Leslie Williams, 63, said: Telegram: “He failed from the beginning.”
The project includes about 100 apartments of 20,000 square meters for shops and restaurants around a square that shows little sign of life.
Ms Williams told the publication the buildings did not fit the area, arguing that it was a working-class town with a mining history and “people didn’t want luxury”.
There was a market in the area before the reconstruction, where traders moved on.
According to Ms Williams, there were plans to hold an artisan market but locals wanted to bargain to avoid paying £3.50 for a coffee.
Towns such as Bolton have been in the spotlight since Mr Burnham won the Makerfield by-election, bringing him closer to Downing Street.
The man widely thought to be the next prime minister is expected to take the vision of Greater Manchester called “Manchesterism” to 10th place.
It aims to use private and public money to invest in areas such as transportation, housing and infrastructure.
But while Mr Burnham has won praise from some for his role in the regeneration and regeneration of Manchester, Farnham Green appears to suggest that not every town in the area has benefited.
The co-founder of Capital&Centric has advocated being selective about which retailers are allowed to set up on the site, saying it would be better for Farnworth Green in the long term.
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority said the project had attracted hundreds of people and left all the homes completely empty.
A spokesman said regenerating high streets required patience and investment in such schemes to help town centers across Greater Manchester adapt and create “thriving” communities.
