Better ahead for Sighthill

LOTHIANS SNP MSP and former GP Ian McKee has welcomed news that the remaining high-rise blocks in Sighthill will be demolished by the end of the summer.

Construction will start in the second half of 2012 on a regeneration programme funded by the Scottish Government and the city council that will include 320 flats and houses.

Dr McKee, whose practice covered Sighthill and Wester Hailes, said: "I know there will be mixed feelings among the people who lived and grew up in the area, but deep down they will all agree that there's a better future for Sighthill."