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05 Jul

New moves to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in Stirling

An innovative approach to tackling Stirling’s problems with crime and antisocial behaviour has been launched by the city’s BID. Go Forth Stirling has joined forces with Retailers Against Crime (RAC) to give independent traders access to a system which sends real-time alerts when thefts and other crimes are happening in […]
02 Jul

East Lothian Food & Drink secures ground-breaking second term

East Lothian Food & Drink, the leadership organisation for the county’s food and drink businesses, hassecured a second five-year term as a Business Improvement District (BID) following a resoundingly positive vote by members. This ground-breaking second term for the only food and drink BID inScotland underlines the important role it […]
17 Jun

BID Leadership Diploma for Go Forth Stirling Director

Ms McRorie-Smith is one of just 15 DiBL graduates in the UK so far and achieved the qualification after completing a three-month-course administered by industry organisation British BIDs.  The rigorous online training programme was considered by the Go Forth Board and Ms McRorie-Smith as key to ensuring good governance for Stirling’s BID […]
07 Jun

New campaign celebrates Stirling’s Independent Businesses

A campaign which celebrates Stirling’s independent shops and retailers has been launched by the city’s BID.  The Independent Stirling initiative highlights the city’s flourishing independent scene and promotes the stories and personalities behind these unique businesses. The project, organised by the team at Go Forth Stirling Business Improvement District (BID), focuses on the […]
19 May

Scottish Mi Rewards Town and City Loyalty Programme approaches £1million milestone

A next generation town and city loyalty programme founded in Scotland has introduced a new website and tools for businesses ahead of a key milestone for the scheme. Mi Rewards, the town and city loyalty programme from Perth based fintech Miconex and loyalty platform Stampfeet, is approaching £1million in sales, with over 47,000 transactions. […]
11 May

Milngavie Win in Scottish Walking Awards

The 2021 winner in the “Business Walking Champion” category is Milngavie, a project that brought together business, council and community. Following Milngavie BID’s announcement last month of the precinct development “Taking Strides towards the future in Milngavie Town Centre“, Milngavie was nominated in the inaugural Scottish Walking Awards 2021. Throughout the […]
28 Apr

Hamilton BID at the Heart of Recovery as Town Reopens

Hamilton Our Town spearheads initiatives to beautify public space and help businesses operate safely as shops, pubs and restaurants reopen.  Hamilton Our Town, the Business Improvement District for the South Lanarkshire town, has been at the heart of efforts to beautify public space and get businesses ready as the town […]
02 Mar

‘The Magical Place’: Living Lerwick Releases New Promotional Video

“Imagine there was a magical place where you could go and find nearly everything you might need. It’s not a myth – it exists, and what’s more; it’s local!” A new video from Living Lerwick and Shetland Heritage has been released to remind residents of everything that their town centre […]
01 Feb

Shop Local: Consumers Turn to Local, Multi-Venue Gift Card Schemes

Scottish fintech Miconex has revealed that over £1.9 million was spent through its Town and City Gift Card programmes in 2020, providing evidence that consumers are turning to local, multi-venue gift card programmes in a bid to support local businesses. The 2020 sales data represents 350% year on year growth for the firm. Perth […]
14 Sep

Round 2 of the Covid-19 BIDs Resilience Fund Open

More money is being made available to help Scotland’s Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) support their communities in their recovery from the coronavirus crisis. The Scottish Government has released a further £700,000 to support them over the next six months through a second round of the Covid-19 Business Improvement Districts Resilience […]
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