Coastal areas to get share of £300,000 pot for big improvements

Fife Council has started work to regenerate coastal areas in southwest Fife hit by industrial closures.

The work, supported by £300,000 from the Big Lottery coastal communities fund, will help create business units for new and existing companies in Hillend and Donibristle Industrial Estate in Dalgety Bay.

It will also fund Kincardine town centre improvements and better access, linking Devilla Forest to the Fife coastal path via Kincardine.

These projects are part of the Longannet Task Force action plan, set up in the wake of the power station’s closure.

They aim to help the local economy and encourage new enterprise into an area with a strong tradition of industry.

The aim is to boost to industry and tourism across the area after local people said what their priorities were to give the area’s fortunes a lift.

Labour councillor Altany Craik, convener of the council’s economy, tourism, strategic planning and transportation committee, said: “We are delighted to receive this funding to further support us in improving the economy and attractiveness of Fife.

“These projects recognise that south-west Fife continues to have significant potential in accommodating the growth of local businesses or attracting new inward investment.

“The access and shop front improvements proposed also help to diversify the local economy by promoting tourism and improving visitor experiences locally.”

Altany Craik.