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25 May

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 May

Guidance: Protecting Pedestrian Queues From ‘Vehicle As a Weapon’ Attacks

The Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) has produced further guidance in relation to protecting pedestrian queues from ‘Vehicle as Weapon’ Attacks. The risk to pedestrians from ‘Vehicle As a Weapon’ (VAW) attack remains a possibility during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Social distancing measures will require businesses to manage […]
25 May

New Manager Appointed for Nairn BID

A NEW manager has been appointed to lead Nairn’s Business Improvement District. Lucy Harding will take over from Janis Maclean at the end of this week and she said she is looking forward to being able to work with and support the town’s businesses. Lucy moved to the seaside town […]
Kirkwall BID
18 May

Kirkwall BID Receives Funding to Support and Promote Businesses Orkney-wide

Kirkwall BID receives funding to support and promote businesses Orkney-wide for a period of five months. A Statement from Kirkwall BID, Thursday 15th May 2020. Kirkwall BID have been awarded funding from Scotland’s Improvement Districts follow-ing a successful application under their new Resilience Fund from Scottish Government. The Covid-19 BID […]
15 May

Essential Edinburgh Raises Donations for Key Workers

Essential Edinburgh – Essential Edinburgh is now making it easy for people to show gratitude towards Edinburgh’s heroic front-line workers – and support local businesses at the same time. By partnering with Collection Pot, an online donation platform, people can donate an amount that will then be gifted to local key […]
14 May

Inverness BID Releases Video Encouraging Support for Local Businesses

Inverness City Centre BID has released a video thanking key workers and encouraging residents to continue to support local businesses where possible during the lockdown. The video was created in-house by Margaret Laws to remind the public that the current situation is temporary and to thank them for their continued […]
05 May

Improvement Districts Innovate to Support Scotland’s Towns

Business Improvement Districts all across Scotland build digital high streets with support from Scottish Government fund (please see local case studies in notes section). Local businesses and high streets all across Scotland are being supported to innovate and go digital to help trading continue during the COVID-19 outbreak by Business Improvement […]
27 Apr

FSB: Getting Your Views on the Coronavirus Pandemic

The Federation of Small Businesses would like to know how small businesses have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, in order to represent the diverse circumstances of small firms to Government and policy-makers. — Survey link: https://www.fsbbigvoice.co.uk/ImpactOfCovid19 FSB – Extensive measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 look set to continue across […]
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