Alex has welcomed news that Cheltenham has been awarded a further £1.1m in Government cash from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The funding will encourage Cheltenham-based entrepreneurs to start new businesses and to help existing Cheltenham businesses grow and develop.
The funds will be used to identify development opportunities, foster important strategic relationships and improve infrastructure in order to attract and retain key businesses and sectors whilst also promoting Cheltenham as a place to live, work and invest.
It will also support skills development by part-funding the new Gloucestershire College Construction & Skills School and supporting a project designed to encourage school children to learn about data whilst promoting careers in the cyber industry.