NEARLY £50,000 has been split between projects from Dunbar and West Barns to Musselburgh and Tranent thanks to a national scheme. A total of £1 million was shared nationally by the Scottish Government to help improve and fund communities. Schemes serving Cockenzie and Port Seton, Dirleton, Dunbar, Haddington, Longniddry, Musselburgh, North Berwick, Prestonpans, Tranent and West Barns are among those benefiting from the Scotland Loves Local Fund. Funded by the Scottish Government, it aims to support small-scale improvements to promote and enhance places while helping motivate people to shop, eat and relax in their community and ensuring public safety. Phil Prentice, chief officer of Scotland’s Towns Partnership, said: “We’re delighted this funding will bring some brilliant projects across East Lothian to life.
Alan Holliday comments on train rolling stock. THE chairman of Gourock Community Council says he is delighted after it landed a £5,000 grant. The money was handed over by Scotland s Towns Partnership as part of a love local drive designed to boost shopping in the town. Alan Holliday said: We have a fantastic selection of businesses in the town, from national brands to long established independent vendors that offer a unique shopping experience. This cash will be a great help in promoting these businesses in what will be an incredibly challenging year as we all adjust and move towards a post pandemic recovery.
PROJECTS in West Fife have secured a share of a £1 million fund to help improve and promote communities. Three schemes in the area are among those benefitting from the Scotland Loves Local Fund, which has made more than 200 grants nationally to help communities recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Among those are It’s Not All Black and White CIC Ltd (part of the Visit Dunfermline initiative), who were awarded £3,000 for promoting local businesses in a bespoke campaign. Also, SSERC in Pitreavie Business Park, a charity that promotes Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects, have received £1,250 to convert a garden into a digital garden. And, the Food from Fife programme, which has benefited from £5,000 to promote the region’s food and drink producers.
Former Plook on the Plinth nominee becomes Scotland s hotspot for house price rises It once was in the running for the annual award that no-one wants to win - the prize for being Scotland s most dismal town. But now it has emerged that the seaside town of Ayr is Scotland s rising house prices winner for 2020, recording the biggest increase of the year according to the Bank of Scotland s latest data. The average house price in Ayr increased by 15.5% (£23,839) to £177,984 over the past 12 months, while 60 miles east, Dumfries recorded the second-highest increase with values shooting up by 13.6% (£18,471) to £154,021 during the same period.