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Local Growth Fund

Enterprise Cheshire and Warrington has been allocated a total of £201m of Local Growth Funds to deliver a diverse range of projects. 

The projects are aimed at improving connectivity around the region, opening up new development land for new homes and commercial use, improving skills across the region’s workforce and student population and driving innovation in energy and life sciences. 

The programme has run since 2015 with the investment period ending in March 2021. There were over 60 projects in the programme with a combined value of over £475m. The projects are expected to create:

  • 16,000 jobs
  • £925m of public and private leverage
  • 14000 new homes
  • Greenhouse Gas reductions of 540k tonnes

In 2019 £5 million from the Local Growth Fund was invested into projects that used specialist equipment needed to raise awareness of new technologies and deliver digital and technical training to as many residents as possible across Cheshire and Warrington, find out more about these projects and how you can get involved with them here.

Watch our video case study from BEEP

Through the Local Growth Fund, Enterprise Cheshire and Warrington provided Blue Orchid with £728,000 funding to deliver support that helped SMEs in Cheshire and Warrington to become more energy efficient.

Frazer Kearney from Blue Orchid explains how this support was delivered through a programme called BEEP that offered energy audits and grants towards certain projects. YP Group were one of the recipients of support through the BEEP programme and share their experience.

Case Studies

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New technologies and training

£5 million Local Growth Fund investment

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Congleton Road
Funding Case Study: Congleton A536 is the strongest ‘Link’
This project benefitted from £52m of Local Growth Funding.
M2M02-CaseStudiesDigital Hub
Funding Case Study: Digital Hub 4.0, Local Growth Fund
An investment in digital technology, equipment and training
M2M02-CaseStudiesE Port
Funding Case Study: E-Port Net Zero Blueprint, Local Growth Fund
10-year roadmap for a cost-effective transition to net zero
M2M02-CaseStudiesCentral Development Zone
Funding Case Study: Ellesmere Port Central Development Zone, Local Growth Fund
Development of new Cheshire West and Chester offices
M2M02-CaseStudiesLorawan
Funding Case Study: LoRaWAN Network & Sensor Deployment, Local Growth Fund
to reduce carbon emission for the natural gas network
M2M02-CaseStudiesWilmslow Startegic Cycling
Funding Case Study: Wilmslow Strategic Cycle and Walking Route, Local Growth Fund
A £1m walking and cycling scheme in Wilmslow
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Funding provides electric charging boost in borough
New facilities are available across West Cheshire.
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Work progressing well on £53m Poynton Relief Road
The first two beams for the new bridge are now in place.