Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has called on the SNP to introduce another round of the Town Centre Regeneration Fund to help rejuvenate towns across the North East.
Scottish Conservatives helped secure the original regeneration fund that helped fund improvements in North East towns including Stonehaven, Fraserburgh, Macduff, and Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire, as well as Mastrick, Peterculter, Cults, Rosemount in Aberdeen, Brechin in Angus, and the Lochee area of Dundee.
She said, “The original town centre regeneration fund helped revitalise towns across the North East by improving our High Streets and local amenities. In these tough economic conditions it is even more important that we give our town centres a much needed boost and that is why I am calling on the SNP to introduce further funding.
“A recent report by Mary Portas into our High Streets found that many of them are either failing or dying out and it is clear we must do something to save these town centres from being permanently damaged.
“The North East is home to some of the most beautiful towns in Scotland and although some of them have already received funding in the past, it is vital that this is maintained so as they do not slip into disrepair. It is within the SNP’s power to help and having backed this initiative in the past they must do so again.
“By funding another round of the Town Centre Regeneration Fund and investing in rejuvenating the North East’ High Streets we can help businesses to flourish in these tough economic conditions.”