In truly excellent news, the areas of Bingham, Magdalene, The Christians and Niddrie have been chosen to receive £20 million pounds of Pride in Place funding from the UK Government.

In September, the UK Government announced funding had been secured for Edinburgh. Following the announcement, I called on residents to submit their views to help me make the strongest possible case to the government and the council for the funding to support our local communities.

Since then, over 250 residents completed my online survey and around 100 primary school students submitted their ideas on how money should be spent in your area.

Now this week, it has been confirmed the £20 million will be spent right here, supporting the areas over the next 10-years.

Thank you to all residents to took part in my Pride in Place campaign, resulting in the arrival of £20 million to renew, refresh, and invest in your community!

The first step is to establish a neighbourhood board, consisting of the council, local stakeholders and residents. Further details of how this will be established will be shared in the coming weeks.

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