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Largan column: 'It's such a relief to see much-loved local institutions reopen'

In this week's column, High Peak MP Robert Largan writes about the latest step in getting back to normal and the importance of supporting our local high streets.

This week marks a big and important step towards High Peak getting back to normal. Indoor hospitality is opening up again and many Covid restrictions have been removed. All over High Peak, people can support their local high streets and reunite with friends and loved ones.

We are making incredible progress together. Over 82,000 vaccine doses have been administered in the High Peak. More than 20 million people across the UK have received both doses.

After a long and difficult year, it is such a relief to see much-loved local institutions starting to reopen at last. I have been doing my best to stand up for our local high streets as well as the arts, culture, and entertainment industries in Parliament, including helping secure around £1 million in grants for the High Peak. Our local theatres and tourist venues create jobs and bring in visitors, which helps so many other local businesses too.

It is also really positive news that the funding for Buxton’s town centre regeneration has been given the official green light. Following on from the announcement in December, the £6.6 million awarded to Buxton has now been fully approved by the Government.

High Peak Borough Council has signalled their intention to commit a further £4.2 million to the scheme, bringing the total funding for regeneration to over £10 million. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Buxton. It is vital that the Council continues to listen to local people and businesses to make sure we get this right.

It is not just Buxton’s high street that needs help right now. I am determined to keep banging the drum in Parliament for Glossop, New Mills, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Whaley Bridge and all of High Peak’s high streets. Strong local high streets are not just good for jobs and the economy, they also breathe life into our communities.

I look forward to getting out and supporting my local high street in Glossop this weekend and enjoying a long awaited pint at my local, The Commercial Inn on Manor Park Road. We’re really lucky to have an amazing collection of local pubs, restaurants and other businesses in Glossop and the rest of the High Peak. I’ll be doing my bit to support them. If you spot me out and about, do say hello.

As we gradually leave lockdown, please do your bit to support our brilliant local businesses if you can do so. Together, we will get through this and build back better.

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