News & Resources

Architecture & Design Scotland asked Phil Prentice, Chief Officer of Scotland’s Towns Partnership, to outline his thoughts about town centre living and the opportunities of creating flexible and caring housing reflecting our demographic changes.

A campaign to raise awareness about a disease which kills almost 1000 men a year in Scotland is being launched in betting shops across the country.

Transport Scotland has undertaken a full analysis of the 663 responses to the ‘Improving Parking in Scotland’ public consultation, which was held over the summer of 2017. This sought views on how to address the issues of pavement parking, as well as exploring how best to manage disabled parking provision in Scotland.

Aberdeenshire Council are looking for a regeneration executive to manage the regeneration plans for Banff and Macduff with a special interest in sector development in particular to the digital and food and drink industry.

The Scottish Government is now accepting applications for a further round of Regeneration Capital Grant Funding. The fund seeks projects that will be ready to deliver and have a start date during 2019/20. 

The Herald newspaper has published a feature on how Aberdeen and the North-East of Scotland are seeking to diversity following the oil down-turn, including by developing tourism, food, drink and agriculture.

Community Land Scotland is recruiting an Urban Development Officer to take forward its community landownership work in urban communities.

Towns need a cocktail of measures to breathe life into unloved buildings and spaces. From empty churches, to derelict buildings, disused land or empty banks; how do we tackle the difficult stuff in towns? This month, we’re doing just that!

RSPB Scotland – The Nature of Scotland Awards celebrate and recognise the best of conservation in Scotland.

CityFibre are to invest £110 million in full fibre infrastructure for Edinburgh and Stirling in partnership with Vodafone.

Herald Scotland - SINCE 2007, The Herald Property Awards for Scotland have been setting the standard for excellence in housebuilding. For more than a decade, developers, industry professionals and sales teams have recognised these awards as the highest accolade achievable in their field.

Common Space - CommonSpace spoke to leading voices in community regeneration to find solutions to ‘high street decline’.

There's a wealth of great news, events and updates on towns' heritage and the built environment in the latest newsletter from Built Environment Forum Scotland. Check it out below! 

A search to find Scotland’s best community bookie has been launched. Around 1000 shops are eligible to take part in the competition which will judge entries on their fundraising and voluntary activity, their commitment to responsible gambling and support for older and socially isolated people.

Scottish Ministers are looking to appoint a new Chair of the Board of Architecture and Design Scotland (A&DS).