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Poorest pay heavy price in Lottery shake-up

Hundreds of community groups and after-schools clubs in Scotland could face closure in a major shake-up of National Lottery funding.

Under UK Government plans, the Big Lottery Fund (Big) – which has a remit to help communities and people most in need – will lose funding worth up to £15 million a year.

It will also be barred from funding projects linked to the public sector.