Suffolk is set to receive over £10million in Government cash to help its high street, businesses and people hit by the cost-of-living crisis.
Thanks to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Rural England Prosperity Fund the county has been earmarked for a significant cash injection.
District and borough councils will now be submitting their investment plans to the Government for final approval - which is expected in the new year.
East Suffolk Council has been received £3.8m, with West Suffolk handed £2.7m.
Babergh was allocated over £1.7m while Mid Suffolk would benefit from over £1.8m worth of Government funding.
The money would be spent on a variety of initiatives, including helping to tackle the cost-of-living crisis.
West Suffolk council said the cash will help them to look at moving the market in Newmarket as well as a new car park for Clare.
Leader of West Suffolk Council, councillor John Griffiths, said: "We are putting forward a mix of initiatives that include those that only through the council’s stewardship can be brought forward.
"But there are also direct grants being made available which will enable a range of businesses and organisations to apply for and help deliver growth and improvements.
"It is thanks to our successful families and communities, economic growth, and environmental work in West Suffolk that we have been able, once again, to seize this national opportunity for the benefit of our residents and businesses.”
A statement from East Suffolk’s deputy leader and cabinet member for economic development, councillor Craig Rivett, and cabinet member for communities, leisure and tourism, councillor Letitia Smith said: "This funding will allow us to provide a multi-year package of support for new and existing businesses, increase the opportunities for skills development and training to those most in need, reinvigorate our high streets and offer real help to East Suffolk residents who are struggling with the rising costs of food and energy.”
Babergh and Mid Suffolk councils said: "We have developed our investment plans in consultation with key stakeholders and partners, to address three priority themes: Community & Place, Supporting Local Business, and People & Skills, in line with our existing Communities and Wellbeing Strategies and our recently adopted Economic Recovery Plan.
"We look forward to sharing further information following confirmation of the funding – hopefully in the coming weeks."
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