Bradford district wins £2.7m boost for local growth and culture

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    Bradford district is to benefit from a series of large-scale projects designed to increase economic growth and culture thanks to a successful bid for £2.7m in funding from the Leeds City Region Partnership.

    Three projects – one boosting recruitment and skills in health and social care, another improving employment opportunities in two of the district’s most deprived areas, and a third supporting the cultural sector to increase activity, skills and infrastructure, will share £2.2m.

    A fourth, designed to develop film and television skills across the Leeds City Region, will be run by Bradford Council in conjunction with Bradford UNESCO City of Film and Screen Yorkshire with £500,000 of Business Rates Pool funding.

    20 projects across the region have received £12.9m in funding from the scheme.

    Coun Susan Hinchcliffe, Leader of Bradford Council, said: “We’re really pleased to have secured this funding for Bradford district in three key areas. 

    “We know that by 2030 we will need another 15,000 health workers in the district, this money will be an investment in the workforce of the future. 

    “The Screen Yorkshire investment we are leading for the region is absolutely right for Bradford as UNESCO’s first City of Film. Film increasingly is a strong contributor to our economic growth.

    “It makes sense to collaborate through the Combined Authority with neighbouring local authorities. Without this collaboration we would never have been given this extra cash from government.”

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