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Many Greater Manchester levelling up bids were 'guaranteed to fail' after government changed rules 'at last-minute'

Ministers said after the levelling up bids had been lodged that the north west had 'exceeded its allocation' of cash grants in previous years

Manchester Evening News · Feb 28, 2023

Nottingham City Council spent £250,000 on failed Levelling Up bids

The Government's Levelling Up Fund has been dubbed "deeply flawed" as figures show the amount Nottingham City Council spent on it last year.

Nottingham Post · Feb 27, 2023

UK Government refuses to give Scottish councils scores for unsuccessful Levelling Up bids

EXCLUSIVE: Officials at Glasgow City Council were stunned after none of their applications for Levelling Up funding were approved.

Daily Record · Feb 24, 2023

Dragons' Den style funding bid blasted as North Ayrshire loses out

The area was not successful in the latest round of Levelling Up funding.

Daily Record · Feb 7, 2023

Liverpool needed 'some external intervention' but frustration over government stay lingers says Labour's communities chief

Lisa Nandy on Liverpool, Levelling Up and the Labour Party in 2023

Liverpool Echo · Feb 5, 2023

Interactive map reveals the parts of Scotland ignored by Tory Levelling Up cash

THE UK Government has been slated for disregarding Levelling Up bids from Scotland’s poorest areas in the latest round of funding.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 27, 2023

The 'levelling up' bidding process wastes time and money – here's how to improve it

The UK government recently announced the results of the second round of successful bids for for its £4.8 billion Levelling Up Fund. This money is provided to local governments with the ambitious (but pretty unspecific) aim of “creating opportunities for everyone” by addressing economic and social imbalances across the UK.

The Conversation · Jan 27, 2023

Michael Gove jokes it would be 'fatal' for Andy Burnham's career if they always agreed

The Levelling Up Secretary had plenty of praise for the mayor at the Convention of the North.

Manchester Evening News · Jan 26, 2023

Half of the 10 poorest areas in Scotland received no Levelling Up funding from the UK Government

SNP MP Chris Stephens accused the UK Government of "pork barrel politics at its worst".

Daily Record · Jan 26, 2023

All Scots must do their bit to protect our NHS by living better, healthier lives

Our health service is free to access, but we're putting unnecessary strain on it by eating poorly, drinking too much and smoking, writes Record View.

Daily Record · Jan 26, 2023