Some Birmingham shopping centres will get a boost after council leaders gave the go-ahead for the second round of a multi-million pound funding package.
Birmingham City Council's Cabinet approved a £1.5 million Government grant for improvements to retail centres in Winson Green, Handsworth and Aston.
The cash boost follows a £2.4 million funding package for improvements to Dudley Road, Rookery Road, Soho Hill, Villa/Lozells Road and Witton Road centres, announced last September.
Of the £3.9 million funding, £2.5 million has been secured from the SRB6 North West Corridors of Regeneration programme and £1.4 million from the European Regional Development Fund.
The first phase of the programme resulted in new street lighting at Rookery Road, Lozells/Villa Road, Soho Hill and Witton Road. CCTV columns ready for cameras have also been put up at Rookery Road, Dudley Road and Lozells/Villa Road.
