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| Ten coastal towns get £8.5m for projects | Ten coastal towns get £8.5m for projects |
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| Ten coastal towns have been given £8.5m in government cash to help create nearly 1,400 jobs and repair storm-damaged areas. | Ten coastal towns have been given £8.5m in government cash to help create nearly 1,400 jobs and repair storm-damaged areas. |
| Schemes set to benefit include the Jubilee Pool in Penzance, Old Portsmouth's historic arches, and the South West Coastal Path. | |
| The cash will be used to create tourist attractions, regenerate historic sites and provide new flood defences. | The cash will be used to create tourist attractions, regenerate historic sites and provide new flood defences. |
| The awards come from the Big Lottery's Coastal Community Fund. | The awards come from the Big Lottery's Coastal Community Fund. |
| Coastal Communities minister Penny Mordaunt said the money was set to make a "big difference" to towns affected by the winter storms. | Coastal Communities minister Penny Mordaunt said the money was set to make a "big difference" to towns affected by the winter storms. |
| Penzance will receive £1.95m to repair and relaunch the Grade II listed art deco lido which was damaged by storms earlier this year. A project to refurbish historic arches between the Round and Square Towers in Old Portsmouth, known locally as the hotwalls, will receive £1.75m. | |
| The scheme will create more than 105 jobs by transforming the area into an artistic quarter with studios, a cafe and shop. | The scheme will create more than 105 jobs by transforming the area into an artistic quarter with studios, a cafe and shop. |
| Just under £1m has been awarded to repair, improve and promote the South West Coastal Path that spans Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset. It will generate 788 jobs from construction, management and tourism. | Just under £1m has been awarded to repair, improve and promote the South West Coastal Path that spans Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset. It will generate 788 jobs from construction, management and tourism. |