News

02 Mar

Mum’s the Word for the Aberdeen Gift Card

Clever marketing that taps into support local sentiment through multi-business gift card programmes has driven record sales for the Aberdeen Gift Card since it launch in late November 2020 making it one of the fastest growing schemes in the UK. And with Mother’s Day on the horizon the Aberdeen Gift […]

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 Mar

Scottish Walking Awards 2021: Nominate Today!

Together with Ramblers Scotland, Living Streets Scotland, and the National Walking Strategy Delivery Forum, Paths for All have launched the Scottish Walking Awards. Open from 4 February 2021 until 31 March 2021 the awards feature ten categories open for nominations from across Scotland and all sections of society, including projects supporting people who use wheelchairs and other mobility aids. Winners will be […]

01 Mar

Stirling Bid Hosts Levy Payers Meeting And Seeks New Board Members

Stirling’s Business Improvement District (BID) is inviting levy payers to a virtual meeting which will help shape the organisation’s future plans. The team at Go Forth Stirling are hosting the Annual Levy Payers Meeting next Thursday March 11. They are also seeking new Board members who have a passion for […]

11 Feb

Living Lerwick Announces Winners of Town Centre Prize Draw

Spending time, and money, in Lerwick town centre has paid off for two local winners. Taylor Sherwood, 6, from Lerwick spent time with family and friends enjoying the Viking January window trail. She successfully found all 17 past Jarl Squad suits and identified the year and Jarl. Leann Laurenson from […]

09 Feb

‘Loves Local’ Campaign Boosts Business in Dunbartonshire

A Shop Local campaign has been helping Dunbartonshire businesses by encouraging local people to shop local, think local and support local enterprises. Launched in October of 2020 in response the coronavirus pandemic, the “Loves Local” Campaign has been rolled out in 5 towns across Dunbartonshire including Bearsden, Bishopbriggs, Alexandria, Dumbarton […]

03 Feb

Aberdeen Gift Card Helps Aid City Centre Recovery

Clever marketing campaigns that tap into the support local sentiment through multi-business gift card programmes has meant two of the UK’s largest cities are streets ahead with local economic recovery. The Aberdeen Gift Card launched in late November, encouraging people to ‘give the gift of Aberdeen’ receiving over £150,000 in […]

02 Feb

Stirling BID Launches Arts Scheme to Transform Empty Shops

(Go Forth Stirling) – Eight artists have been selected for an ambitious project which will transform Stirling’s empty shops into vibrant works of art. The Street Stories initiative, launched by Go Forth Stirling Business Improvement District (BID), will see artworks featured on vacant shop windows including the city’s former BHS […]

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 […]

28 Jan

New ‘Placeity’ Initiative Focuses on Hyper-Local Collaboration to Help Local Businesses

(Placeity) – A locally sourced collaboration of businesses and individuals is at the heart of an innovative project that is offering a lifeline to a growing number of places in central Scotland. The Placeity initiative was set up in May amid the uncertainty and disruption caused by Covid-19 lockdown and […]