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Search the Public Notice PortalWORK to clear the way for a £7.5 million business development in Cowdenbeath has begun.
Local MP Melanie Ward was given an update about the eight industrial units to be built on vacant land at Glenfield Industrial Estate.
The UK Government committed £3.7m to complete the funding needed for the £7.5m project and she caught up with members of the Coalfield Regeneration Trust (CRT), who are leading the development, at last week's Labour Party conference.
Melanie Ward MP with representatives from CRT at the Labour Party conference. (Image: Supplied)
Ms Ward, the Labour MP for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy, said: "It was great to catch up with the CRT at the conference and hear how this project is progressing.
"This £3.7m from the UK Government is a major investment in Cowdenbeath, and I was proud to successfully make the case for it directly to the chancellor earlier this year.
"This site will turn long vacant land into a thriving location for local businesses, creating over 100 good local jobs.
The plot of land in Cowdenbeath where the new industrial units will be built. (Image: Supplied)
"I'll keep working with CRT and Fife Council to make sure it moves forward as quickly as possible and that the benefits are felt right here in Cowdenbeath."
The Scottish Government, through the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund, was first to put up more than £3.75m for the project.
Fife Council granted planning permission in April for eight industrial units, aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, on vacant land next to the existing industrial estate.
As well as the units, the plans include a substation, parking, access and associated works.
And this is what the new industrial units at Glenfield should look like. (Image: Supplied)
The MP said work on clearing the site is underway.
More than 100 jobs are expected to be created once the units are occupied, with additional employment supported through supply chains and local services.
Rental income from the units will be reinvested in former mining communities through CRT's work on jobs, health and skills.
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