Counties picked for Food Enterprise Zones
Date added:
24/02/2015
CHESHIRE and Cumbria's farming community, food growers and suppliers could soon benefit from a government scheme to boost rural economies. Both have been ear-marked as sites for Food Enterprise Zones, a scheme offering grants of up to £50,000 and relaxed planning laws to help create jobs and stimulate growth in rural economies. In Cheshire, Reaseheath College in Nantwich has been chosen as one of 11 pilot schemes after a bid by Cheshire East Council. Through a local development order, agricultural businesses and communities will ...
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