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23 Sep

Edinburgh West End Shortlisted for the National BID Awards

Edinburgh West End, one of the Improvement Districts covering the Scottish capital, has been shortlisted for the Place Marketing category in the National BID Awards. Organised by British BIDs, the awards have three categories, Place Marketing, Place Management and Special Recognition. According to the award submission, Edinburgh West End’s ‘West […]
23 Sep

2019 SURF Awards Shortlist Announced

Having assessed more than 63 applications across five categories, SURF’s panel of 20 judges, drawn from national bodies and community groups, have agreed upon 15 shortlisted projects for 2019. By category, they are: Housing and Regeneration: Glenurquhart Care Project (Drumnadrochit) Fraser Avenue, Inverkeithing (Fife) Shawbridge Street, Pollokshaws (Glasgow) Supporting Youth Employability: Community Renewal […]
16 Sep

SCDI Rural Commission Report Published

SCDI have today (Friday 13th September) published the report of their Rural Commission outlining steps they believe are necessary to unlock more of Scotland’s economic potential. Launched in April 2018, the Rural Commission was established to look at the economy throughout Scotland and consider actions that can help people and […]
10 Sep

Blachere Illumination Offer for Scotland’s Improvement Districts Members

Blachere Illumination are extending a 10% discount offer to all members of Scotland’s Towns Partnership & Scotland’s Improvement Districts. Please read below for more infomation. With over 40 years’ experience and a network of 24 branches worldwide, Blachere is a traditional company which has become the market leader in Illuminations. […]
26 Aug

Alloa Town Centre Fund Plans Approved

Clackmannanshire Council – A number of projects to improve Alloa Town Centre were agreed by Clackmannanshire Council last Thursday (22 August). The Scottish Government awarded £683,000 to Clackmannanshire as part of its Town Centre Fund, which supports councils to ensure that town centres are more diverse, sustainable and successful in […]
22 Aug

Aberdeen Inspired Gives Charities Funding Boost to Tackle Homelessness

Aberdeen Inspired has secured £12,500 of national funding to tackle street begging and homelessness in the Granite City. The funding will be split between Aberdeen Street Pastors and Aberdeen Cyrenians as part of a wide ranging strategy. £6,250 will be allocated to Aberdeen Street Pastors for ‘on street’ interventions through […]
21 Aug

Scotland’s Improvement Districts Director Welcomes FSB Scotland Towns Report

The Chief Officer of Scotland’s Towns Partnerships and Programme Director of Scotland’s Improvement Districts, Phil Prentice, has welcomed a new report on towns published by the Federation of Small Businesses in Scotland. The study – called Transforming Towns – urges the Scottish Government and the UK Government to direct the […]
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