Politicians from the ruling Conservative group on West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) have declared a £33m revamp to move Northampton town centre "ahead of the curve". The scheme includes transforming Market Square and other projects financed through various funding streams.
In September politicians from the ruling Conservative group on West Northampton shire Council (WNC) declared a £33m revamp would move Northampton town centre "ahead of the curve". A scheme to transform Market Square is nearing completion, while a number of projects are set to formally get under way in 2024. They have been financed through funding streams such as the Towns Fund, Future High Streets Fund, National Lottery Heritage Fund and Levelling Up Fund.
and complaints from traders, who were relocated to a car park on Commercial Way on the edge of the town centre. Plans for the market, which dates back to 1235, include a new water feature, public seating, lighting scheme and "flexible events space".The site of a bus station once dubbed "the mouth of hell", Greyfriars is approaching a decade of being nothing more than a vacant space. Greyfriars bus station, which opened in 1976, was demolished in March 2015 and had dominated the town's skyline for nearly 40 year
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