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Combined Authority announces £2.8m further funding for Kirkby to create 200 jobs
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has agreed a further investment of £2.8 million to support the second phase of Knowsley Council’s regeneration of Kirkby Town Centre.
In December last year, the Combined Authority approved £10m to support Knowsley Council’s purchase of the Kirkby town centre in November 2019, which kick-started the retail development in the town centre which is now well under way.
This second phase of the project, which already has planning permission, will see the development of a multi-screen cinema and food and beverage outlets on the site of the former Kirkby Library site.
The construction phase of the cinema scheme will create 108 jobs during the construction phase and 95 permanent jobs.
This is in addition to the 500 new jobs created by the first phase alongside 278 construction jobs.
The new retail development is delivering 94,000 feet2 of retail space, including a 45,000 feet2 Morrisons superstore, a petrol station, a new store for Home Bargains, and drive-through restaurants for KFC and Taco Bell.
Work on the site has been progressing throughout the pandemic with the units really starting to take shape in the town centre with steel structures, cladding, roofing and glazing now visible.
Speaking about the investment, Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, said:
Councillor Tony Brennan, Knowsley Council Regeneration and Economic Development Cabinet Member, added:
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