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Chief Officer of Scotland’s Towns Partnership, Phil Prentice, has issued a plea to the general public to “think local first" when adapting to COVID-19 guidelines.

Aberdeenshire Council is recruiting for a unique role to lead the regeneration efforts in Peterhead at an exciting time for the town. Applications close on 29th March 2020.

New measures to limit the impact of COVID-19 on the business community in Scotland have been announced by Finance Secretary Kate Forbes.

Communities Secretary praises alliance between Scotland’s Towns Partnership and Young Scot

STP Chief Officer Phil Prentice has contributed to the National Planning Framework 4 blog series with a think piece on 'Town Centres of the Future', helping to inform future thinking around the Scottish planning system. 

Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful is calling for community groups from across the country to register and take part in their 2020 Beautiful Scotland and It’s Your Neighbourhood initiatives.

In December 2019 STP Chief Officer Phil Prentice participated in a workshop organised by the Heritage Council (Ireland) on strengthening Irish-Scottish Collaboration on town centres, with key stakeholders in Ireland's towns attending. 

On Thursday 6th February in Edinburgh, Scotland's Towns Partnership, DWF Law and key public and private sector organisations met for a national summit to discuss Scotland's shopping centres, many of which are considered to be increasingly fragile assets in towns and city districts. 

The National Planning Framework (NPF) is a long term plan for Scotland that sets out where development and infrastructure is needed to support sustainable and inclusive growth (read more here).

Young Scot and Scotland's Towns Partnership are supporting young people to make the most of their local town centre.

A first-of-its kind study with radical ideas for how Paisley town centre could look in a decade has been published - and aims to start a conversation about what might be possible in the town.

Scotland’s Towns Partnership is seeking a 2020 host for the recognised and well established national conference for Scotland’s towns.

Scotland’s Towns Partnership, the national agency for Towns and Improvement Districts in Scotland, is seeking a Project Director to support the Chief Executive Officer and Board to deliver the Scottish Government’s agenda on the regeneration and revitalisation of our towns, high streets and city districts. The post offers a flexible working pattern of 25 hours across 7 days.

Do you have a strong working knowledge of the housing policy landscape in Scotland and, ideally, familiarity with empty homes work? Then join Shelter Scotland as an Empty Homes Partnership Officer and you could soon be proactively supporting a Scottish Government funded project aimed at bringing long term empty properties back into use.