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£1 million funding boost announced for Keighley businesses

Summarised from 3 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 23 Oct, 06:00 · Archive

Bradford Council has announced £1 million in capital funding to help Keighley businesses expand their premises and upgrade equipment. The funding is backed by the Keighley Neighbourhood Board and the Local Regeneration Fund.

A previous funding scheme supported 36 companies and created 127 new jobs in the area. The new round of funding aims to help even more businesses improve their facilities, increase capacity and drive further job creation.

Tim Rogers, chair of the Keighley Neighbourhood Board, said the success of previous funding showed that targeted capital grants had a significant effect on the local economy. He said: 'By helping those businesses to grow, we paved the way for more than a hundred new job opportunities right here in our community.' He added that the new funding would 'empower even more local firms to invest in their future, scale up their operations, and ensure that Keighley remains a robust hub for enterprise and innovation'.

Councillor Andrew Judson, Bradford Council's executive member for economy, regeneration and planning, said the funding reflected the council's commitment to long-term economic growth. He stated that regeneration was about 'creating economic confidence and supporting enterprise, which in turn creates opportunities for local people'.

£1 million funding boost announced for Keighley businesses
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In this story: Bradford Council · Keighley Neighbourhood Board · Local Regeneration Fund · Keighley · Tim Rogers · Andrew Judson

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