The Scottish Government has “ignored” the north-east when handing out grants from a £26million regeneration pot, angry councillors have said.
The massive sum was announced last week and included commitments of £3million for projects in Glasgow, as well as £4m for a museum on Paisley – where the awards were revealed.
A total of 24 projects will receive funding in 2018/19 as part of the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF), which supports projects that engage and involve local communities in disadvantaged areas, tackle inequality and support inclusive growth.
The scheme, which is being funded by the government and council body COSLA, aims to help to support or create more than 1,400 jobs, refurbish or bring back into use 23 local buildings, support more than 300 businesses and community enterprises as well as more than 84 community facilities and services.
An independent panel makes recommendations on which projects should receive funding.
But there was anger that a proposal for a community centre in Torry had been rejected with local councillors claiming the region had lost out to the central belt “once again”.
Aberdeen Labour Torry and Ferryhill councillor Yvonne Allan said: “Once again Aberdeen City Council is being left to pick up the bill which is disappointing as this project deserves backing from the SNP Government.
“While many deserving projects have been awarded support, people will be rightly disappointed that no awards were made in Aberdeen or the north-east region.”
The Scottish Government said that the authority had been given feedback in October following the independent panel’s decision on the application in October.
A spokeswoman said the authority would be offered assistance if it decided to re-apply in future rounds of funding.
