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Naird BID are seeking a part-time Business Improvement District Manager. 

Further information and application details are available here.

The job description is placed below for reference. 

Scottish Government - The Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning are one of the Government’s most prestigious awards. They celebrate achievements in planning, right from the detail of processing through to the bigger picture of creating places which will become the legacy of our professionalism.

The deadline for the SURF Awards 2018, including the 'Most Improved Place' category, closes on Monday 17 September. Enter your town today! 

Scotland’s Towns Partnership has once again teamed up with environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful and The Herald on Sunday to find Scotland’s Most Beautiful High Street.

The latest DTAS e-bulletin is now out, with lots of useful information on news, funding, events and policy initiatives relevant to towns. The bulletin can be read here. 

SURF’s annual awards process is delivered in partnership with the Scottish Government. It is open to all community regeneration projects in Scotland that are currently in place or that have been completed within two years of the closing date. 

CityFibre, one of the UK’s leading infrastructure providers, has pledged its support in tackling the digital skills gap in Scotland.

The latest news from Scottish Community Councils is now out, including funding opportunities, events and more. 

The CDAS bulletin for August 2018 is now out, including key community development events and news. 

Interested in locally owned renewable energy? The Scottish Government's Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) is now open for applications, with a funding pot of up to £5 million available to enable locally owned renewable energy projects. 

Can Do Places are a network focused on capturing placemaking stories – the good, bad and the difficult - and sharing them with like minded people.

Herald - The regeneration of an historic fisheries building in Peterhead into flats for affordable rent, a new social housing development on the site of Edinburgh Fort and the transformation of a former garment factory in Glasgow’s Merchant City into contemporary office and retail space are amongst the finalists shortlisted in this year’s Herald Property Awards in association with SP Energy Networks.

Project Manager: this post is for 12 months from September 2018 with flexibility in working hours; salary circa £40k p.a.

06/08/2018 - An article on the impact of the Understanding Scottish Places town data tool on place-making policy and practice in Scotland has been published in the journal Scottish Affairs.

The Scottish Government has launched the 2018 to 2019 Making Places initiative to encourage communities to positively and actively contribute to the development of their local places.