Some of the most run-down areas in the city will benefit

A total of �3.5m will be allocated to eleven areas in the city from a nationwide pot of �400m.

The money is part of a grant to 88 deprived local authority areas in England, and will be used to help tackle crime, improve housing and education, and create jobs.

The eleven areas benefiting in Bristol are Ashley, Easton, Hillfields, Knowle West, Lawrence Hill, Lawrence Weston, Lockleaze, Southmead, Barton Hill, Hartcliffe and Withywood.

Barbara Roche: 'Local people know best'

The money will be used to tackle crime, improve poor housing, health and education and create jobs.

Barbara Roche, minister for social exclusion and equality, said: "We are beginning to reverse the legacy of under investment in our most impoverished neighbourhoods.

"Local people know best what the priorities of their neighbourhood are.

"In Bristol, the impact of wardens in Ashley is reducing anti-social behaviour on the streets.

"That is why the partnership approach is key to neighbourhood renewal," she added.

The grant comes from the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (NRF), which provides cash to communities where public, private and voluntary organisations work together.