News

16 Jul

Toolkit for transforming Scotland’s towns unveiled

STP chief hopes how-to guide will prove inspirational to those working to make communities stronger in wake of Covid-19 pandemic A new guide has been launched to empower and inspire all those determined to make Scotland’s towns stronger and more attractive. Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP) has unveiled its Town Toolkit […]

05 Jul

New moves to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in Stirling

An innovative approach to tackling Stirling’s problems with crime and antisocial behaviour has been launched by the city’s BID. Go Forth Stirling has joined forces with Retailers Against Crime (RAC) to give independent traders access to a system which sends real-time alerts when thefts and other crimes are happening in […]

04 Jul

New Scotland Loves Local Gift Card launched

Businesses urged to sign up as Scottish Government-backed scheme to keep spending local for longer is promoted across every region of Scotland Every community in Scotland could soon have its own gift card in a milestone move encouraging everyone to support local businesses. The Scottish Government is backing the rollout […]

02 Jul

East Lothian Food & Drink secures ground-breaking second term

East Lothian Food & Drink, the leadership organisation for the county’s food and drink businesses, hassecured a second five-year term as a Business Improvement District (BID) following a resoundingly positive vote by members. This ground-breaking second term for the only food and drink BID inScotland underlines the important role it […]

29 Jun

Scotland Loves Local Awards open for applications

The awards will recognise and celebrate the inspirational champions of local life and their communities. Special awards will be presented to honour the inspirational and innovative work making Scotland’s communities better places to live. A high street hero, place leader and those leading the charge to tackle climate change will […]

24 Jun

Lanark welcomes prehistoric dinosaurs to town with brand new digital trail

Discover Lanark have launched their new digital trail, Jurassic Lanark, in partnership with LoyalFree, to encourage shoppers to safely return and rediscover the town. LoyalFree is an innovative place promotion app which showcases vital area information for locals and visitors including a local guide, exclusive deals and interesting trails. The […]

17 Jun

BID Leadership Diploma for Go Forth Stirling Director

Ms McRorie-Smith is one of just 15 DiBL graduates in the UK so far and achieved the qualification after completing a three-month-course administered by industry organisation British BIDs. The rigorous online training programme was considered by the Go Forth Board and Ms McRorie-Smith as key to ensuring good governance for Stirling’s BID […]

07 Jun

New campaign celebrates Stirling’s Independent Businesses

A campaign which celebrates Stirling’s independent shops and retailers has been launched by the city’s BID. The Independent Stirling initiative highlights the city’s flourishing independent scene and promotes the stories and personalities behind these unique businesses. The project, organised by the team at Go Forth Stirling Business Improvement District (BID), focuses on the […]

Building a Wellbeing Economy Framework for Towns Report

The Centre for Thriving Places (supported by Carnegie UK Trust and Power to change) has undertaken research to get to the heart of what is needed to make a Wellbeing Approach a reality in towns today. The report provides an overview of the relevance of wellbeing economy thinking to towns, […]

19 May

Cambuslang Community Council Waste Report

Cambuslang Community Council has carried out a piece of research comparing the bins-off-streets policies in five local authority areas, including Fife (St Andrews). This report is drafted specifically for South Lanarkshire Council, but the Community Council is preparing a revised version that may be of interest to other Councils also. Comments or suggestions are welcome- […]