Not sure this is for Seaside or Save Dreamland Forum but anyways..
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18212669
Twelve English High Streets - from Cornwall to Northumberland - will share a £1.2m pot of government cash to rejuvenate shopping areas
The 12 'Portas pilot' areas
Bedford - mentoring support for businesses
Croydon - transforming the Old Town market
Dartford - school for shopkeepers
Greater Bedminster - street art, street theatre
Liskeard - vibrant arts scene, guerrilla gardening
Margate - putting education and enjoyment first
Market Rasen - restoring market town look
Nelson - youth cafe, art and vintage market
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea - transport, pop-up shops
Stockport - Markets and Underbanks revamp
Stockton-on-Tees - Globe Theatre entertainment
Wolverhampton - modern day town criers