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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
National
Donald Turvill

Edinburgh community centre devastated by fire bought by local residents

The ownership of an Edinburgh community centre will be handed from the council to local residents - a decade after the former building burnt down.

Councillors approved a community asset transfer of Westfield House in Corstorphine for the price of just over £1 million.

The ground floor of the Kirk Loan building has been leased on a peppercorn rent for use as Corstorphine Community Centre since last summer but the buy-out will open up access to additional space on the second and third floors, with plans for a major refurbishment.

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