THE HIGHLANDS and islands have been given a £6.5 million share of a funding package for local authorities to be spent on infrastructure projects in the region.
The funding, to be delivered this year and next, was announced by finance secretary John Swinney.
The cash will be spent on around a dozen projects, including construction on Barmuckity Business Park in Elgin, and developing properties in Argyll and the islands, the west of Scotland, and inner Moray Firth.
The money is part of the £46m extra support for councils announced by Mr Swinney last week.
He said: “We have taken every opportunity to invest in infrastructure projects to support recovery, build the foundations for long-term growth and create and sustain the jobs that Scotland needs now.
“These projects will provide an immediate and much needed stimulus for the construction sector across the Highlands and islands and provide the wider business community with the facilities it needs to be truly competitive as the economy emerges from its so-far frail recovery.”
