Three Devon communities to get £20m cash boost

Mount Wise and Devonport are among the areas to receive the cash injection

Three areas in Devon are set to get £20m each over 10 years for improvements from a £5bn government scheme aimed at reviving high streets, parks and public spaces.

Devonport and Mount Wise and St Budeaux, both in Plymouth, are on the list of 169 communities to receive the Pride in Place funding.

Torbay's Blatchcombe and Blagdon will also receive the government cash boost.

Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport said: "The best thing about this new money is that it will be local residents in the driving seat to decide how every penny is spent."

He added: "I'm thrilled to have secured this funding for Devonport, after working with Housing Secretary Steve Reed to get it over the line.

"We are delivering massive investment in the dockyard, housebuilding and now £20m extra for local projects to revitalise the community."

MP for Plymouth Moor View, Fred Thomas, said he was "delighted" for the residents of St Budeaux, adding: "£20m across the next decade for this community is an incredible amount of money that could transform the area.

"A call will be going out for people to volunteer to sit on a local board that helps coordinate the project.

"I am really excited to see who comes forward to sit on the board that will decide where this money is spent."