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£43m revamp of deprived area hits finishing stretch

THE race to complete the £43million regeneration of one of Glasgow's most
deprived housing estates is in its final lap.

Once complete, nearly 500 tenants will have a new or modernised home
on the former site of dilapidated tenements in Camlachie, near Parkhead.

The new and upgraded houses and flats replace hundreds of sub standard
properties in the area formerly known as Barrowfield, which lies in the
shadow of Celtic Park.

Communities Minister Stewart Maxwell was in the East End of Glasgow
yesterday to attend a ceremony to mark the last phase of the Camlachie
project, which is led by the West of Scotland Housing Association.

The MSP rang a lap bell to signal the countdown to completion of the development,
which lies at the heart of the area being redeveloped for the 2014 Commonwealth
Games.

Mr Maxwell said: "The Camlachie project is a tremendous boost to the local
community that will complement and enhance the legacy of Glasgow's
2014 Commonwealth Games."

Already 370 homes have been built or modernised since the eight-phase
project began in 1996. The final two phases will see the completion of a
further 106 new-build homes by 2010.

James H
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