Trowbridge funding confirmed

Trowbridge and Salisbury can look forward to £25 million of investment following successful bids through the government's Future High Streets Fund.

Wiltshire Council has been awarded £16,347,056 for Trowbridge and £9,355,301 for Salisbury. The final amounts have been awarded following technical updates being submitted, showing that the proposed projects to revitalise the two centres could be delivered within the funding levels offered.

The projects planned for Trowbridge focus on improving connections into the town centre, bringing more leisure, residential and cultural activity into the area and making better use of vacant units to enable a diverse and sustainable mix of uses within the heart of the town centre. At last nights town council the Lib Dem led administration started planning the committees that will play a part in overseeing the plans.

In Salisbury, the projects include a redesign of the station forecourt making it more attractive and accessible for visitors and residents, and improvements to the road network and public spaces along Fisherton Street which connects the station to Salisbury's retail centre, where a number of apartments will be created to encourage the use of vacant upper floors.