News

29 Oct

Job Opportunities: Growth Programme Team within North Lanarkshire Council

The new Growth Programme Team within North Lanarkshire has issued job vacancy adverts for the following posts: Economic Analyst, Project Development Officer (2 posts) and Project Officer. See the links to My Job Scotland below for all posts, which all have a particular focus on helping to regenerate towns: Economic […]

22 Oct

First Place for ‘Alloa First’ with Successful BID Renewal Ballot

Alloa First – Alloa’s Town Centre businesses & organisations have voted in favour of a third term of their Business Improvement District (BID). In conjunction with the Electoral Reform Society, Clackmannanshire Council revealed the outcome of the Alloa town centre BID ballot on the afternoon of Friday 19 October. The […]

16 Oct

Two Weeks Left to Enter the FutureTown Design Competition

What changes would you like to see in your town or city neighbourhood? Scotland’s Towns Partnership and Scotland’s Improvement Districts invite you to take part in the fourth annual FutureTown Design Competition to gain media profile for your town or city district and a possible keynote slot at one of our national events to present your idea […]

04 Oct

Aberdeen Inspired Triumphs With A Global Achievement Award for Nuart Aberdeen

At its 64th Annual Conference and Tradeshow being held in San Antonio, Texas 24 -26 October, the International Downtown Association will recognise Aberdeen Inspired with the Downtown Achievement Award of Excellence for its work and initiatives related to Nuart Aberdeen 2018. The Award of Excellence acknowledges an excellent response to an […]

01 Oct

Aileen Campbell MSP: New Phase of Improvement Districts an “Exciting Prospect”

Aileen Campbell MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government, has described the new phase of Improvement Districts in Scotland as an “exciting prospect”. Speaking at the launch of the national support hub for Scotland’s Improvement Districts on 20 September, she described the new Improvement Districts as “a wider corporate, […]

27 Sep

Opportunity for Improvement Districts to inform Zero Waste Scotland Projects

Zero Waste Scotland would like to engage with all Scottish Improvement Districts (SIDs) to provide them with the opportunity to inform and identify future projects that would be of real value and assistance to their members. By taking this approach, Zero Waste Scotland hopes to ensure any future projects relating […]

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19 Sep

New national vision for town centres unveiled

Improvement districts will deliver national impact through local focus A new national hub designed to support “Improvement Districts” in Scotland was launched today (Thursday) in Edinburgh by the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government, Aileen Campbell. This dedicated service, to be delivered by Scotland’s Towns Partnership, aims to encourage more collaboration, partnership and innovation.

19 Sep

Local focus – national impact

Today is a big day for Scotland’s economy, with the launch of Scotland’s Improvement Districts (SIDs) the new national centre for Improvement Districts in Scotland. It’s a vital new initiative from Scotland’s Towns Partnership that will support the operation and growth of the network of Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) across the country.