Which Scottish communities are sharing £280m of funding?

Fourteen Scottish communities have been named as those sharing £280m of revitalisation funding.

The UK government announced in September there would be up to £5bn of investment for 339 “overlooked” communities across the UK to spend on high streets, parks and public spaces.

The Scottish neighbourhoods, spread across 12 council areas, will each get up to £20m.

Two communities each in Fife and Glasgow will receive funding, as will neighbourhoods in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Eilean Siar, Falkirk, Highland, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian.

The Pride in Place Programme will see the money shared over 10 years in areas with regeneration projects.

Neighbourhood boards with representatives from local communities will decide exactly what the investment will be spent on.

Projects are expected to include revitalising high streets and town centres, improving safety and security and preserving local heritage.

• Aberdeen: North Locality Priority Neighbourhood – Cummings Park, Heathryfold and Middlefield, Northfield, Mastrick
• Edinburgh: Bingham, Magdalene, The Christians and Niddrie
• Eilean Siar: Stornoway, Lewis
• Falkirk: The Forgotten Villages, Braes Villages and Hallglen
• Fife: West Fife Villages – Oakley, Comrie and Blairhall, Valleyfield Culross and Torryburn, Kincardine, Saline and Gowkhall
• Fife: Methil and Buckhaven
• Glasgow: Springburn and Sighthill
• Glasgow: Castlemilk
• Highland: North, West and East Sutherland
• North Ayrshire: Ardrossan, Saltcoats and Stevenston
• North Lanarkshire: Forgewood, North Motherwell and town centre
• South Ayrshire: Northern Ayr and town centre regeneration corridor
• South Lanarkshire: Hamilton town centre
• West Lothian: Fauldhouse, Whitburn and Blackburn

Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander said the money would benefit 14 of the “most in need” communities.

“Over decades of decline, people have watched as their neighbourhoods have lost services and support,” he said.

“So now we are putting the power into the hands of local people who can decide how the money is spent.

“We’re investing directly in Scottish communities to build stronger, thriving neighbourhoods.”

The funding will be available from April next year.

Locations were selected based on a ranking of neighbourhoods using the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) and Community Needs Index.