Tom Peterkin
@TomPeterkin
Special Adviser to the Secretary of State for Scotland. Views my own.
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17-01-2012 12:04:07
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A great night at the opening of the new Perth Museum, home of the Stone of Destiny. A fantastic new attraction for Perth; thanks to UK Govt for £10m funding and to Luke Graham for all his hard work on the Tay Cities Deal.
#Stirling Council is delighted to announce it has completed the transfer of the former Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 land at Forthside, unlocking exciting opportunities for the city & the wider region including the creation of thousands of jobs.
➡️ stirling.gov.uk/news/stirling-…
#Stirling ClacksCityDeal
The major upgrade to Inchgreen Marine Park in Inverclyde will help to attract investment, create jobs and help boost the local economy.
The UK Government has invested £4m in the regeneration project as part of the £523m investment in the Glasgow City Region deal.
The Stone will be housed in Perth Museum, backed by £10 million UK Government funding as part of Tay Cities Deal.
'When the Perth Museum opens later this month, we can expect a breath-taking array of artefacts telling Scotland’s story...' - Alister Jack
Northern Meeting Park in Inverness is being refurbished with a share of £20m #LevellingUp funding, to:
🟢 restore the Victorian grandstand
🟢 create a new community pavilion &
🟢 improve the site's suitability for large scale events.
Find out more: youtu.be/GwnWdI28cLA
We❤️the Govan-Partick bridge - and we think people in Glasgow will too. (Sorry Aileen!)
Here's the serious bit: The £29.5million project is jointly funded by the Scottish and UK Governments through the #GlasgowCityRegionDeal
New Scotland Office Minister Donald Cameron first official visits were featured in Edinburgh Evening News. The minister saw how more than £17m of UKG #levellingup investment is being spent at Granton waterfront, Portobello Town Hall & Heart of Newhaven community hub edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh…
St David's Brass Band 🎺 has found its first permanent home thanks to #LevellingUp Community Ownership Fund.
Vogrie Hall will be Midlothian's first expressive arts centre for the local community and a permanent base for the band.
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
I have secured £20 MILLION of funding for the #ScottishBorders from the UK Government.
This huge investment will make a real difference to people across the Borders - supporting local jobs, boosting the economy and improving our public services.
Lift-off is one step closer from the SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland after Rocket Factory Ltd receives £3.5m funding boost from UK Space Agency to support the launch 🚀
Read more here ➡️ gov.uk/government/new…
Commuters travelling to and from Motherwell town centre are now enjoying the benefits of the newly modernised transport hub🚆🚘
This project is part of Glasgow City Region deal's investment in improving infrastructure around the city supported by £500m UK Government funding.