Llanelli Labour MP Dame Nia Griffith has successfully secured £20 million extra investment for Carmarthenshire through the UK Government’s Plan for Neighbourhoods.
The money can be spent on anything from local park improvements to fixing up empty buildings and high streets, but it is up to local residents to decide what to do. It will deliver £2 million every year for the next ten years, supporting jobs, community facilities, green spaces, and measures to make the area safer and stronger.
As part of the new Pride in Place fund, Carmarthenshire is one of only 10 areas in Wales selected to pioneer a new way of deciding how to spend public money on local projects.
Dame Nia Griffith MP said:
“I promised at the last election to continue fighting to secure investment into our local communities and I am proud to have been able to deliver. This £20 million of new funding will change lives over the next decade and be spent where local people need it most.”
The Llanelli MP added:
“Local people know their area better than anyone else and that is why the UK Labour Government has decided to do this differently. This is our chance to improve our towns and villages here by making the big decisions for ourselves.”
“Getting an extra £2million a year, for ten years, is a massive investment in Carmarthenshire. We can choose to spend it on a wide range of different things and all ideas are welcome. Decisions about how it is used will come from local people with every penny needing to be invested wisely, fairly and transparently.”
On top of this Carmarthenshire County Council will receive an additional £1.5 million of capital funding to improve their public spaces such as fixing broken bus shelters, more bins to help stop litter and revamping run-down facilities.