The Guardian3 Jun 2026Market
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The £1.3bn total divides into £400m through the regional growth fund, a £438m DCMS grant for community infrastructure, and £474m from the Department for Transport for road and rail works near the former Kempston Hardwick brickworks site. Comcast has separately committed over £5bn in construction investment over five years, with an additional £1bn in capital spending in the first decade of operations, for a resort due to open in 2031, projected to draw 8.5 million visitors in its first year and create 20,000 construction jobs and 8,000 operational roles.