Portas Pilot Towns
On 4 February 2012 the minister for local government, Grant Shapps, announced that towns across England could bid to become Portas Pilot Areas. A total of 12 towns were to receive a share of £1m, as well as the support of the Minister, Whitehall, and Mary Portas. In May 2012 the twelve towns to be helped were announced as: Bedford, Croydon, Dartford, Bedminster (Greater Bedminster), Liskeard, Margate, Market Rasen, Nelson, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Stockport, Stockton-on-Tees and Wolverhampton.
In July 2012 15 more towns were announced as: Ashford, Berwick, Braintree, Brighton (London Road), Hatfield, Royal Leamington Spa (Old town), Liverpool (Lodge Lane), Waterloo, Forest Hill, Tower Hamlets (Chrisp Street, Watney Market and Roman Road), Loughborough, Lowestoft, Morecambe, Rotherham and Tiverton.
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