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30 Mar

COVID-19: Links to Support for Towns & Improvement Districts

This document signposts to key sources of support and advice relevant to towns, city-districts and communities in order to help the custodians of Scotland’s places respond to the impact of coronavirus. Produced by Scotland’s Towns Partnership and Scotland’s Improvement Districts, this one-page document will be updated as new announcements are made, and […]
25 Mar

Coronavirus Support: £1bn Scottish Business Fund Opens

Businesses can now apply for grants to help them deal with the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The one-off grants are designed to help protect jobs, prevent business closures and promote economic recovery, and more than 90,000 ratepayers across Scotland will be able to benefit. The grant support is […]
23 Mar

Responding to COVID-19: Advice Webinar for Improvement Districts Available to View

On Friday 20th March Scotland’s Improvement Districts hosted a webinar together with PR firm Message Matters to provide advice on the various ways that improvement districts can respond to the challenges presented by coronavirus. This is now availaible to watch online by clicking here. You can also download the slides […]
20 Mar

Scottish Government Announces £2.2bn Coronavirus Impact Support for Businesses

Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop has addressed the Scottish Parliament on the economic impact of COVID-19 in Scotland. In her statement she warned that as a result of coronavirus, the Scottish economy is facing an immediate collapse in demand. She outlined the actions being taken by the Scottish Government to support […]
18 Mar

Scotland’s Towns Partnership: “Think Local First” During Coronavirus Crisis

Chief Officer of Scotland’s Towns Partnership, Phil Prentice, has issued a plea to the general public to “think local first” when adapting to COVID-19 guidelines   A leading figure in the fight to enhance Scotland’s town centres has issued a plea for people to think local and support businesses in their own […]
18 Mar

Coronavirus: Message of Support and Advice Note for Improvement Districts

In response to the challenges presented by the coronavirus outbreak, Scotland’s Improvement Districts has issued a letter of support and an advice note to all improvement districts (including Business Improvement Districts) in Scotland. The advice note can be viewed here, and please see a message from Phil Prentice, National Programme […]
16 Mar

Scottish Government: £320m Business Support Package in Response to COVID-19

New measures to limit the impact of COVID-19 on the business community in Scotland have been announced by Finance Secretary Kate Forbes.   The following steps will be put in place to support businesses during the 2020-21 financial year:   • a 75% rates relief for retail, hospitality and leisure sectors […]
24 Feb

Lifeaid Defibrillators: Blackburn BID Case Study

Lifeaid Defibrillators, a new member of Scotland’s Towns Partnership, work with Business Improvement Districts and other local organisations to install public access defibrillators across the UK. The company report that some 60,000 people suffer out of hospital cardiac arrest every year in the UK. With no defibrillator close by there […]
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