Work to refurbish a number of shop units in Perth is now complete.

The £800,000 project involved redeveloping eight shops at 99-119 Dunkeld Road as part of the wider regeneration project in Muirton.

Features included installing new floors, ceilings, doors, windows and electrics, which was completed in September. The Post Office and Bayne's Bakery received partial refurbishment works as some upgrading had already been undertaken by the existing occupants.

Final details of the project, which will complement a number of new homes under construction on a adjacent site, will go before the council's Housing and Health Committee on Wednesday, 02 November.

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Cllr Dave Doogan said: "The refurbishment of the shops on Perth's Dunkeld Road is a real success story and a key milestone in the regeneration of Muirton. At one stage these shops, and the flats above them, were scheduled for demolition and I am delighted to have put a stop to that.

"The aim of the council is to safeguard and improve retail and community facilities and in doing so with these shops we are helping to transform the image of Muirton. The council will invest in the flats above the shops to bring them up to the highest standards also.

"These shops are a thriving retail centre on a key route in and out of our city and this transformation, which was undertaken with the utmost care for our commercial tenants, will allow for even more business opportunity."

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