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This exciting 2 year post is the result of a partnership between the Scottish Land Commission and the Development Trusts Association Scotland which seeks to address the challenging problem of vacant and derelict land. Closes 24th April 2020. 

Communities Secretary, Aileen Campbell, provides £1 million COVID-19 Business Improvement Districts Resilience Fund.

Businesses can now apply for grants to help them deal with the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

This document signposts to key sources of support and advice relevant to towns, city-districts and communities in order to help the custodians of Scotland’s places respond to the impact of coronavirus.

Scotland’s Towns Partnership and Scotland’s Improvement Districts would like to update our members, partners and wider network on changes to our activities and working arrangements in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

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).