Towns trouser cash as billions earmarked for ‘levelling up’ in UK

A Wallace and Gromit bench, a circus centre and a flying theatre are among projects in the pipeline

• Boris Johnson tries to reassure southern MPs over levelling up'

The government's levelling up agenda will result in billions of pounds being invested in projects across the United Kingdom.

Ministers will use four new funds to finance large-scale renovations in seaside towns such as Hastings and Hartlepool, while also creating thousands of new jobs.