A LOTTERY grant has been awarded for improvements to the area around Steeton's community hub.

Steeton-with-Eastburn Parish Council successfully applied for £9,500 in Awards for All Big Lottery cash.

Improvements will be carried out to the car park, landscaping will take place around the building and garden-area retaining walls will be rebuilt.

A parish council spokesman said: "The current car park is inadequate and the provision of improved, safer parking and an enhanced surrounding environment will increase usage of the building and improve conditions for existing users."

The hub, which opened early last year, provides hall and meeting room space for a wide range of community organisations.