BIDs Archives - Scotland's Improvement Districts

07 Apr

Byres Road BID Success Crucial for Post-COVID Recovery, Says Towns Chief

The Chief Officer of Scotland’s Towns Partnership and the Programme Director of Scotland’s Improvement Districts has said that the success Yes ballot made by Byres Road businesses to continue the Business Improvement District for another five years will be crucial for Glasgow’s post-COVID recovery. The postal ballot was held after […]

01 Apr

Byres Road and Lanes BID Wins Backing for Further Term

Byres Road and the Lanes Business Improvement District (BID) will remain working on behalf of West End businesses in Glasgow after member businesses voted in favour of a second five-year term. The results of the BID ballot were received from the Depute Returning Officer at Glasgow City Council on the […]

16 Jan

FSB Awards 2020: Enter by 29/01/20 and Celebrate Local Business Success

FSB Scotland’s Celebrating Small Business Awards 2019 was a tremendous success, seeing businesses from right across the country scooping prizes across a range of categories. With hundreds of small Scottish firms entering the awards last year, they are becoming a sought-after prize in the small business sector. This year’s awards […]

17 Dec

Christmas Lights Shine Spotlight on Nairn

Thousands of people enjoyed the switching on of Nairn’s Christmas lights, the turn-out believed to be the biggest in a decade. Chosen to assist Santa in turning on the lights were 7-year-old Jill Sinclair and 8-year-old Emilee Hastie both from Rosebank Primary School. They won the opportunity to perform the […]

03 Dec

Elgin BID Wins Backing of Local Businesses for Further Five Years

Local traders in the Moray town of Elgin have voted to extend Elgin BID’s term for another five years. The ballot saw 150 out of the 206 businesses who voted support the renewal of the town’s business improvement district, an increased ‘yes’ vote to 72.82% from 56.48% in 2014. Turnout […]

20 Nov

Tweed Valley Businesses Vote to Create Scotland’s Second-Only ‘Tourism Improvement District’

Tweed Valley businesses have voted overwhelmingly to create ‘Go Tweed Valley’, Scotland’s second-only tourism-based business improvement district, in an exciting development for the Scottish borders. The result of the ballot has been welcomed by Scottish Borders Council and Scotland’s Improvement Districts, the national agency which supports business improvement districts (BIDs) […]

29 Oct

Paisley First BID Renews for Five Years after Successful Ballot

Paisley First, the Business Improvement District for Paisley town centre, has successfully renewed for a second five-year term. In line with Scottish Government legislation, the BID renewal process was completed on 24th October following a confidential postal ballot. 199 Yes votes were received with only 79 votes against the 2020-2025 […]

09 Oct

Linlithgow Businesses Vote to Create Pioneering ‘Whole Town’ Improvement District

One Linlithgow’s Steering Group and Scotland’s Improvement Districts welcome the result to create a whole-town improvement district for Linlithgow. Businesses in Linlithgow have voted to create ‘One Linlithgow’, a pioneering whole-town improvement district. This will replace the two existing business improvement districts in the town, with promoters stating that the […]

06 Aug

Phil Prentice: Consensus Can Secure a Bright Future in Edinburgh’s Old Town

National Programme Director of Scotland’s Improvement Districts, Phil Prentice, has written an article about the importance of partnership to ensuring the sustainable and successful management of Edinburgh’s Old Town. Published in the Edinburgh Evening News, he stated: “The recently launched Original Edinburgh initiative – trying to secure business improvement district […]

09 May

Original Edinburgh Launched to Secure BID Status for the Capital’s Old Town

Local businesses have launched Original Edinburgh, a new vehicle seeking to secure Improvement District status for the capital’s historic Old Town. James McGregor, owner of the Royal McGregor Whisky Bar and Restaurant and Chair of the Original Edinburgh Steering Group, said: “Original Edinburgh is a collaborative business improvement project which […]

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