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Cash injection for Scottish town centres
Nearly 50 Scottish towns are set to benefit from a share of a multi-million pound funding package announced by the Scottish Government as part of its Town Centre Regeneration Fund (TCRF).
The £60m TCRF was launched in April in order to revitalise towns across the country, with £40m made available by the government for projects to upgrade leisure and community facilities, as well as improvements to public spaces and transport links. Towns including Ayr, South Ayrshire; Kirkcaldy, Fife; Craigmillar, Edinburgh; and Alloa, Clackmannanshire; have netted at least £2m each as part of the first round of funding, which will benefit a total of 48 towns. A further £20m will be made available later this year for applicants who failed to meet the 5 June deadline.
Alex Neil, the Scottish housing and communities minister, said: "Town centres are key to our economic and social prosperity. They are centres of employment and services for local communities. "Our aim is to turn round the fortunes of town centres - help them reach their full potential and support local economies. This funding encourages and supports dynamic public and private sector organisations to do that."
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