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10 Jul

Search Begins for Scotland’s Most Beautiful High Street 2019

The national competition for Scotland’s Most Beautiful High Street has been launched by two of Scotland’s most well known place and environmental organisations. Scotland’s Towns Partnership, the national body for town centres in Scotland, and Keep Scotland Beautiful, the environmental charity which campaigns to keep Scotland green, clean and sustainable, jointly launched […]

04 Jul

Job Opportunity: Town Centres Project Officer, Aberdeenshire Council

Aberdeenshire Council is looking for an enthusiastic and energetic officer to develop and deliver projects as part of the Council’s Regeneration Strategy principally in Peterhead. See full information, salary and conditions on My Job Scotland The Council is committed to delivering regeneration and growth in its north coast communities and is well underway […]

02 Jul

New Leader for Stornoway Business Improvement Venture

A group of Stornoway business leaders have appointed Mrs Stacey Macdonald to drive forward the case for a Business Improvement District (BID) to be established in the town. The Steering Group has been working with a wide range of businesses on the case for the past 18 months, but the […]

01 Jul

Job Opportunity: Business Improvement District (BID) Manager, Discover Lanark

About Discover Lanark BID Discover Lanark is about more than retail, it’s about embracing all parts of the town’s economy. It’s about delivering benefits to all the town’s businesses and crucially, it’s about giving businesses of all sizes a uniformed voice. Recently, the Lanark Business community backed a five-year BID. […]

27 Jun

Great British High Street Awards: One Week Left to Apply

There is just one week left to apply to the Great British High Street Awards (Thursday 4 July 2019), through which high streets are eligible to win up to £15,000 for their local community. This scheme provides an opportunity for councils, businesses, community groups and volunteers to learn from the […]

27 Jun

Aberdeen Inspired Clinches Accolade for Globally Renowned Nuart Aberdeen

Aberdeen Inspired clinched a prestigious accolade at the Association of Town Centre Management (ATCM) Awards in London last night (Wednesday June 26). The improvement district for businesses in Aberdeen city received the Best Culture and Arts Scheme award in recognition of the internationally award winning street art festival, Nuart Aberdeen. […]

17 Jun

Job Opportunity: Projects and Office Administrator, Go Forth Stirling

Go Forth Stirling Improvement District are recruiting a part-time projects and office administrator. The post is 20 hours a week, some weekend and evening work required, with salary dependent on experience. Please see full job description below and see the advertisement on Indeed to apply. Projects and Office Administrator, […]

13 Jun

Resource Efficient Scotland: Support for Businesses to Reduce Consumption and Waste

The Resource Efficient Scotland Advice and Support Service is a one-stop shop for any small and medium business wishing to prevent waste or cut energy and water consumption. A programme of Zero Waste Scotland, the service provides free one-to-one support to help identify opportunities to make resource savings. The Waste […]

03 Jun

STP Chair Leigh Sparks: The Future of Shopping Centres in Scotland’s Towns

This article was written by Chair of STP, Professor Leigh Sparks, and originally published on his blog Stirling Retail. It discusses a summit held on the Future of Shopping Centres in Scotland’s Towns in March 2019, convened by Revo (the new name for British Council of Shopping Centres), Scotland’s Towns Partnership and DWF LLP. The […]

28 May

Job Opportunity: Kirkintilloch Business Improvement District

Kirkintilloch Business Improvement District Steering Group have been awarded funding by the Scottish Government to develop a Business Improvement District (BID) in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire. An individual experienced in developing and providing direct support and services to business users is sought to fill this post. The role of the post […]