Improvements will include LED lighting, double glazing and new boiler to make them more comfortable.

Ten major projects get government funding, but another £30m is withdrawn from six more areas.

Genr8 Kajima Regeneration Limited will be the frontrunner for the Etruscan Square scheme in Hanley.

The money for Kendal comes after what the local council called "12 months of uncertainty".

Drainage problems mean some proposals may have to be dropped from improvement plans.

Improvements will be made in August, including building a 240-seat auditorium.

The Friends of Bingley Pool are working to reopen the site despite the expected loss of a £14m grant.

More than £10m will be used to prepare fields in Friar Park Road, to make way for 630 new homes.