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Scottish Government minister heaps praise on plans to transform Ayr town centre
20.11.2022 - 00:53 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Plans for Ayr Town Centre, including the controversial Riverside pavilion, have been praised by a Scottish Government minister.
Tom Arthur MSP, Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth, delivered the opening remarks at the Scotland’s Towns Conference, held at Centrestage in Kilmarnock on Wednesday.
And, as well as offering a glowing review of the conference’s host authority, he said that he was impressed by the recently revealed public realm plans for the town.
Delegates from across Scotland travelled to Ayrshire to hear about some of the positive new approaches being taken to improve town centres, focusing on the needs of communities.
The MSP spoke about the work taking place in both East and South Ayrshire, and praised the Riverside gap site in Ayr town centre. That project has been criticised in some quarters, having been a compromise following on from the failure of South Ayrshire Council to deliver more ambitious plans for the site.
However, there was no mention of the most controversial aspect of the regeneration plans over the last few years, that of Ayr Leisure Centre.
He continued: “On a recent visit to Ayrshire, I witnessed the ambitious improvements to the travel infrastructure and public realm in Ayr town centre, as part of the town centre masterplan, seeing the progress made on the Riverside public events space and learning how it will be utilised by the community.”
Mr Arthur then lauded East Ayrshire Council, saying that the event had showcased the ‘great progress’ it was making alongside its partners.
“Here in Kilmarnock you may have noted the new Ayrshire College and improvements to the railway station. Faced with the Diageo closure, Kilmarnock invested in a town centre heritage scheme.”
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