News

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 […]

Nuart Aberdeen set to return in June 2021

Nuart Aberdeen, the globally acclaimed and much-loved street art festival, will make its long-awaited return to Aberdeen next month. Postponed in April 2020 because of the global pandemic, the flagship festival announced today that it would make its much-anticipated return to Aberdeen’s city centre beginning in June 2021, as a COVID secure […]

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 […]

26 Apr

STP Chief Officer Phil Prentice: Think Local First as More Scots Businesses Reopen

Scots shoppers are being urged to put their local stores first as high streets reopen fully amid easing coronavirus restrictions today (Monday, April 26). Scotland’s Towns Partnership Chief Officer Phil Prentice says it’s vital that the economic recovery from the pandemic grows from its grassroots. He said: “We are encouraging […]

23 Apr

Business Improvement District Manager’s “Stayin’ Inn” Initiative Raises £100k for Charity

In March 2020, just before the first official UK lockdown hit, Andy Dunlop popped onto his own personal Facebook page to host a quick quiz from his home in Darvel, East Ayrshire as he tested some live streaming equipment knowing he’d have to be hosting some virtual events in the […]

21 Apr

Artistic Transformation of Stirling’s Empty Shops Driven by City’s Business Improvement District

Stirling’s empty shop windows have been transformed into vibrant works of art thanks to an ambitious project launched by the city’s BID. The Street Stories initiative features a range of animated artworks on eight shop windows, including the former BHS and Argos stores, in a move aimed at revitalising the […]

19 Apr

Milngavie Project Hailed as Fantastic Example of What BIDs Can Achieve

A significant public realm development has been hailed as a fantastic example of the difference that Business Improvement Districts can make to their community. Phil Prentice, Chief Officer of Scotland’s Towns Partnership and National Director of Scotland’s Improvement Districts, says work underway in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, shows the important part […]

19 Apr

Visit Moray Speyside Tourism BID Supports “Destination Dufftown” Visitor Campaign

Truerlein Ltd. has announced the launch of Destination Dufftown, a campaign to be run in conjunction with Visit Moray Speyside, and designed to reinvigorate Dufftown’s tourist trade and attract more visitors to the area. Destination Dufftown, which will later offer concierge-style support and trip planning facilities, also launches with a […]

06 Apr

Stirling BID Gets Ready for Creative Street Stories Launch

A clean up team has been busy preparing Stirling’s empty shop windows ready for the launch of the city’s ambitious Street Stories project. They have been working on behalf of Go Forth Stirling Business Improvement District (BID) which is set to transform eight stores into vibrant works of art. Street […]

29 Mar

Resources from Engaging Local Politicians Webinar Available

A webinar on Engaging Local Politicians was delivered last week by Message Matters on behalf of Scotland’s Improvement Districts. The video recording and presentation slides are now available on the SIDs website resources page here. This includes a slide on Lobbying Register Guidance – although it is expected that in most cases BIDs will […]