More cash support confirmed to revive empty shops

Grants of up to £35,000 are available as part of a second round of funding to help businesses and organisations bring empty shops back to life in Fargate, Sheffield.

Sheffield City Council says the transformation and regeneration of Fargate is central to its plans to reimagine the city centre as a cleaner, greener, and more vibrant area.

Councillor Ben Miskell, chair of the council’s Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee, said: “Fargate has long been known as a vibrant and social part of the city centre and we’re looking to continue that with the fantastic regeneration work we have currently taking place there.

“Our ReNew project is one of the many ways we hope to achieve this.

“With so many exciting businesses in the city, some just starting out and others keen to expand, it is critical we work with them to inject new life into the area.

“We are looking for businesses to be creative in their ideas and use this opportunity to try something new, expand, or move to a central location.”

The improvements and ReNew grants are part of the £15.8m Future High Streets Fund which the council successfully bid for in 2021.

Cllr Miskell added: “We are looking for projects that will have a long-lasting positive impact on the city centre and will benefit from the regeneration work taking place.”

Initial expressions of interest will be evaluated to determine which have the greatest potential to contribute to the future vision for Fargate and the surrounding area.

People who have put forward these projects will then be asked to complete and submit a full application.