THE Great Central Railway’s £980,000 locomotive works and education centre project has been handed £280,000 by the LoughboroughTown Deal from a £16.9 million Government grant awarded to the town.
The UK Government’s Towns Fund has been providing funding of up to £25 million to foster economic regeneration, stimulate investment, and deliver vital infrastructure.
Loughborough was invited to bid during 2019, and its Town Deal board submitted an initial bid in October 2020 and