Levelling Up Parks Fund: Government promises to create new urban green spaces

James Murray
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Levelling Up Parks Fund: Government promises to create new urban green spaces

New £9m fund aims to deliver over 100 new and improved green spaces in communities with limited access to nature

The two candidates to become the next Prime Minister may be sending mixed signals on their support for both the levelling up agenda and nature protection, but that has not stopped the government this week...

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