Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal: Business Improvement Districts and Town Centre Management
STP Chief Officer, Phil Prentice and Ian Davison Porter, BIDs Scotland Director highlight the effectiveness of town centre management strategies and the Business Improvement District Model considering community empowerment and the evolution of these strategies.
downloadNational Towns Portal and Town Centre Toolkit Launch
STP website relaunch with new and improved towns tools, resources and supports including the new Town Centre Toolkit which looks to provide communities with information on how they can make their town more attractive, active and accessible.
Read moreMaking the most of town centres
The Scottish Government's news portal has coverage and quotes from industry experts on the newly launched Town Centre Toolkit, available on our website.
visitWhen Key Partners Link Up Together To Try and Rejuvinate City Centres
Mike Smith, BID manager, Inverness BID reviews David Downie, International Downtown Association's presentation at the BIDs Scotland Gathering.
Read moreThe Changing Face of Scotland's Towns
The Spring Edition of the Scottish Planner includes and interview with STP Chief Officer, Phil Prentice around the role of STP.
Read moreIsle of Mull’s first community hydroelectricity scheme at Garmony goes ahead with REIF & Charity Bank loan
Scheme capable of powering 280 homes and reducing island’s carbon footprint by 450 tonnes
Read moreLevenmouth Community Energy Project recieves £4m funding
Levenmouth Community Energy Project receives £4 million from the Scottish Government’s recent allocation of the Local Energy Challenge Fund. The project is a partnership between Bright Green Hydrogen Ltd, Fife Council, Toshiba, Leven Valley Development Trust; Fife College; BOC (for hydrogen transport); Green Business Fife; Community Energy Scotland; and the...
Read moreSTEP UP Glasgow hosts workshop on Sustainable City Planning
The Glasgow STEP UP team is holding a training workshop on Monday 20th April 2015. The session will introduce two key tools that can assist local authorities in different aspects of sustainable city planning
Read moreCOSLA Awards recognise sustainability work at Local Authorities
North Ayrshire Council and East Renfrewshire Council have been recognised in the COSLA excellence awards for sustainability projects.
Read moreScotland's Business Rates Increase Confirmed
Your annual business rates increase has been confirmed, following The Scottish Parliament’s announcement that the new Uniform Business Rate (UBR) for non-domestic properties is rising to 48p for 2015/16.
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Supporting Scotland's Towns
Supporting Scotland's Towns