£282m boost for high streets

Labour government plan to transform neighbourhoods wrecked by Tory austerity

- BY PAUL HUTCHEON

THE Labour government has announced a £292million funding boost for Scotland's struggling high streets and deprived communities.

Council areas will get the cash to transform neighbourhoods hit by Tory austerity.

The funding is part of a UK-wide programme backed by the Prime Minister to regenerate areas across Britain.

Instead of passing the funding to the SNP government, the Labour-run Scotland Office will allocate the money directly to communities.

The cash injection is based on two new funding streams.