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16 Oct

Aberdeen International Comedy Festival Draws to a Close

Over 10,000 people flocked into the city centre over the past 12 days to enjoy everything the Aberdeen International Comedy Festival had to offer. In the biggest festival yet, more than 50 comedians performed to capacity crowds in the Granite City with a record 11 sold-out shows and a 42% […]
14 Oct

‘Wheels of Nairn’ Vehicle Show to Return after Success

A new vehicle show has been such a scorching success that the organisers of the debut event are gearing up to do it all again. Over 200 vehicles and thousands of spectators enjoyed the sunshine as the first ever Wheels of Nairn event took place. Nairn BID who organised the […]
09 Oct

Linlithgow Businesses Vote to Create Pioneering ‘Whole Town’ Improvement District

One Linlithgow’s Steering Group and Scotland’s Improvement Districts welcome the result to create a whole-town improvement district for Linlithgow. Businesses in Linlithgow have voted to create ‘One Linlithgow’, a pioneering whole-town improvement district. This will replace the two existing business improvement districts in the town, with promoters stating that the […]
03 Oct

Scotland’s Towns Conference 2019 Open for Bookings

At this year’s Scotland’s Towns Conference, Scotland’s Towns Partnership and Scotland’s Improvement Districts will bring together 150+ senior level stakeholders from across public, private and third sectors, working to support our towns and city districts. This is a once-a-year chance to get together with national and international place stakeholders; share […]
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. […]
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