New funding for community renewables projects in urban areas
Communities from Glasgow to western Harris are set to benefit from £500,000 in funding for demonstrator projects designed to encourage the use and local ownership of renewable energy. A third of the projects are specifically focussed on town and city areas, building on the already established trend for community ownership...
Read moreCrowdfunding Your Town Centre - Love Restored: Postcard from Kirkcaldy
Crowdfunding (or is it Crowd Funding?) is a great way to get a project or idea off the ground. It is not an easy route and that is why we applaud Love Restored in Kirkcaldy for their imaginative approach to being Can Do in their town. They sent us this lovely letter....
Read moreTown versus gown tensions over accommodation
Professor Sir Tim O'Shea, principal of Edinburgh University, said private landlords across the UK were continuing to buy up flats traditionally occupied by families and renting them to students. He said: "That can create tensions between the university and the wider community because it changes the dynamic of a particular...
Read moreCommunity ownership to extend to urban Scotland
The SNP is today welcoming a new funding package to encourage the use and local ownership of renewable energy – building on the success of community ownership in rural areas by encouraging projects in Scotland’s towns and cities. 23 projects across Scotland will benefit from £500,000 in funding from...
Read moreSTP's Phil Prentice on BBC John Beattie
Tune in to BBC John Beattie now to hear STP's own Phil Prentice talking about the return of cars to Paisley town centre after 18 years
Read moreKirkcudbright Viking treasure bid could need £1m
A public appeal could be launched to help raise up to £1m to bring one of Scotland's most important hoards of Viking treasure to Kirkcudbright. Dumfries and Galloway Council is looking at the possibility of acquiring the collection for permanent display. It would be part of the proposed development of...
Read moreScotland’s shops need helping hand in Budget
SCOTLAND’S shops could do with a helping hand in the Budget, writes David Lonsdale Scotland’s retail industry is dynamic and diverse. It accounts for 257,000 jobs, 14 per cent of total commercial investment and provides routes to market elsewhere in the UK and overseas for domestic producers.
Read moreWe just love this part of Scotland — concert chiefs promise more music Madness in Montrose
Top music acts like Madness and Status Quo will be appearing in Montrose for years to come. That is the vow being made by LCC Live director Les Kidger in the wake of Sunday’s party on the East Links. Ska legends Madness turned the famous dunes in to the House...
Read moreRescuing town centres in the light of changing retail trends
Given it was the hottest July day ever in the UK, it was some relief for the audience at the latest National Retail Planning Forum (NRPF) seminar to be indoors in air-conditioned luxury at Carter Jonas, just off teeming and steaming Oxford Street. There was a high price to pay however for...
Read moreShona Robison MSP Connecting with Broughty Ferry
Shona Robison MSP to Open Broughty Ferry’s Gala Fete as part of the ‘Connecting MSPs with Scotland's Towns’ Initiative Local MSP embraces the opportunity to spend time in the heart of her community on its busiest, buzziest day.
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Supporting Scotland's Towns
Supporting Scotland's Towns