Ashfield District Council also hopes to build a new a new entrance building – with new facilities making it a ‘public facing theatre’ with live music.
Other plans include a new business hub and ‘maker space’, converting vacant units on Low Street into high-quality apartments and a new community building on Market Square with apartments.
The council has been left with ‘tough decisions’ to make after receiving £3 million less than their original bid for £9.2 million to the Government’s Future High Streets Fund.
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However Matthew Relf, the council’s member responsible for regeneration, said: “This funding will help deliver a transformed town centre after generations of neglect and…
