More than £600 million worth of hub East Central Scotland community infrastructure projects are being delivered across Perthshire, Tayside, Forth Valley and Fife.

With £340m of schemes now open and operational, the organisation's latest annual report shows that;

• Five new schools were completed across the region, along with a unique project to refurbish and rebuild the historic Perth Theatre

• 28 new infrastructure projects delivered for health, education and cultural bodies as well as emergency services

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• Projects worth £151m currently under construction and supporting 23,000 jobs, of which almost 12,000 are employees who live locally

• A further £169m of work currently in development

• Over £3m provided via unique strategic development fund to kick start community projects

Ian Mullen, Chairman, hub East Central Scotland said: "hub East Central Scotland is the strategic development partner of choice for public bodies across the region and we work closely with them to support their development plans, from initial concept through to final delivery.

"Our teams continue to deliver high quality buildings which have become living social, cultural and educational hubs at the heart of the communities they serve.

"hub has made a significant contribution to the local economy in the region with £176 million of work undertaken by SME's within the territory to date. We continue to work with companies who are suppliers on the Scottish Government's supported business framework."

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