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Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland awards totalling over £13,000 to two local organisations have been hailed by local SNP MSP Stewart Stevenson as further evidence of the turnaround in the fortunes of North-east lottery and funding applicants. Mr Stevenson commented:
"I am delighted for the Banffshire Partnership and Home Start NE Aberdeenshire. These are substantial sums they have been awarded and clearly a lot of hard work has gone into making the application to the Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland and producing bids which have secured this level of funding, so I congratulate all those involved in this success.
"These latest awards are very welcome and show that, despite some lottery funding being drained off to support the London Olympics, there is still money out there for local groups and organisations. This is quite an achievement for the groups involved and this funding will benefit the communities greatly.
"There is now no doubt that Banff & Buchan is definitely on the up as far as lottery and other funding goes and I hope that this momentum keeps up."
Karen Adam is now the MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast
