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£17 million regeneration funding for Welsh Communities
The Welsh Government is providing an additional £17 million to help local authorities deliver regeneration projects that will transform town and city centres across Wales.
The funding boost will increase the Transforming Towns budget for 2025-26 from £40 million to £57 million to support more projects.
It is hoped the investment will create jobs, boost economic activity and breathe new life into high streets and town centres.
Jane Bryant, cabinet secretary for housing and local government, made the announcement on a visit to exemplar regeneration sites in Wrexham.
Wrexham City Centre has received more than £10 million in Transforming Towns funding, with works either delivered or nearing completion. Some of the funding has been spent on the newly refurbished indoor Butchers’ Market, which received £2.5 million in grant funding from the Welsh Government.
Bryant said: "Projects like the revitalised Butchers’ Market demonstrate how our funding creates jobs, supports local businesses and makes town centres vibrant places where people want to live, work and visit.
"Through the Welsh Government’s Transforming Towns programme, we have invested more than £156 million over the past three years and this additional £17 million will accelerate that progress, breathing new life into town centres across Wales and delivering the economic growth that our communities deserve."
Councillor Nigel Williams, Wrexham Council’s Lead Member for Economy, Business and Tourism, said: "The city centre remains at the heart of our local economy and identity, and that’s why the Transforming Towns programme has been so important to us.
"The Butchers’ Market, General Market and the improvements to High Street and the surrounding area are great examples of how we’re working with Welsh Government to reimagine and re-energise key elements of the city."
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