Another restaurant coming to city centre, with support from Levelling Up cash

A business will be reviving another Hull city centre property after securing grant support.

Hull City Council says Mirha Enterprises has received Levelling Up Funding. It has been granted £58,045 to bring back into use 57 Paragon Street and introduce Pepe’s Peri Peri to the city as part of a project totalling £223,250.

The award, from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund, will help to fitout the new food offer which will provide up to eight full-time equivalent jobs.

The money will support a full refurbishment, including a new floor, ceiling and shop front, kitchen equipment such as fridges and freezers, along with new cooking and grilling equipment.

Councillor Paul Drake-Davis, Hull City Council’s portfolio holder for regeneration, said: “Levelling Up Funding has already helped to regenerate many areas and bring back into use vacant properties.

“The council is pleased to have been able to support another business and therefore further investment into the city centre as Hull continues to buck the national trend as it welcomes another economic boost.”