Local communities should be given new powers to protect local pubs and libraries, which are part of a government drive to revive neglected high roads.
The new pride in place program will enable the residents to open the opening of unwanted betting shops, wipe stores and fake bargains.
Council will also be given the opportunity to purchase and purchase compulsory purchase powers and replace buildings and boarded-up shops, under compulsory purchase powers.
Prime Minister Kir Stamor The initiative is expected to be unveiled on Thursday supported by “record investment” for over 330 communities.
Housing State Secretary, Community and local governmentSteve Reid said: “When people get out of their front doors, they know that their communities are struggling. They see closed pubs, decline in high roads and their local areas.
“Yes, communities have been extended, but they have not given up. They are working hard to improve things, and we are supporting them.
“The government is putting power in its hands so that the local people decide that it is best to restore pride in their neighborhood, not in Westminster.
“This looks like the real patriotism: creating our communities and choosing renewal on division.”
Funding will be given to projects that have consulted community groups, local organizations and social clubs.
The program will deal with deep roots and regional inequality, Housing MinistryThe communities and the local government said.
Gambling shops are among the services that the government has indicated that it wants to crack to improve high roads.
A spokesperson of the betting and gaming council (BGC) stated that shops “are more than just places for a pulsation: they are a significant part of the community hub, economic driver and the future of high street”.
According to the Gambling Commission, by March 2024, Britain had 5,931 betting shops, decreased in the previous years.