Barnsley council announces £4.5m plans to buy the Alhambra shopping centre and turn it into a healthcare hub.
A shopping centre in Barnsley could become a health and wellbeing hub under council plans to redevelop the site.
Funding for the £4.5m purchase of the leasehold and redevelopment work had been agreed with the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, the council said. He added there would still be retail within the centre, but they wanted to explore what else they could put in to make it "more sustainable".Sir Steve Houghton said the purchase would be a "huge opportunity" for the town
It said it had helped achieve a 22% increase in breast screening rates from April-October 2022, reduced waiting times for imaging services and saw a reduction in missed appointments."Can we look at public health and other health services, health and wellbeing more generally to make that health on the High Street right there for people to use?"
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