Middlesbrough Council backs four neighbourhoods with £600k support

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 12:32 · Archive

Middlesbrough Council is allocating £600,000 to four neighbourhoods for youth services, jobs and safer communities.

Middlesbrough Council is to allocate £600,000 across four neighbourhoods as part of a drive to improve opportunities and quality of life for residents. Each of the four areas—Gresham, Hemlington, Pallister Park and Saltersgill—will receive £150,000 in dedicated funding per year to pilot schemes aimed at creating safer communities and broadening residents' opportunities.

The council plans to deliver new youth activities, anti-social behaviour interventions, and training schemes to improve employment prospects. The neighbourhoods were selected using government data from the Index of Multiple Deprivation, which measures factors such as income, employment, health, education, housing, crime, and the environment.

Middlesbrough Mayor Chris Cooke said the council had gathered feedback from residents about improving local areas. 'We've had lots of very honest feedback and suggestions on things we can do to make a difference and give people hope for the future,' he said. 'It's a mixture of taking our services closer to people who need them, making residents aware of what's on offer and working hard on simple things to improve the look and feel of local areas.' The council is exploring additional funding options to expand the reach of these programmes.

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North East town council targets four neighbourhoods with £600k support planMiddlesbrough Council targets Gresham, Hemlington, Pallister Park and Saltersgill with £150,000 each for youth services, jobs and safer communities.The Northern Echo · 13 Oct, 05:00
North East town council targets four neighbourhoods with £600k support planMiddlesbrough Council targets Gresham, Hemlington, Pallister Park and Saltersgill with £150,000 each for youth services, jobs and safer communities.Darlington & Stockton Times · 13 Oct, 05:00

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