STP Chair Professor Leigh Sparks: BBC GMS Interview on Future of Scotland’s Towns
On Tuesday 5 February 2019 the Chair of Scotland’s Towns Partnership, Professor Leigh Sparks, was interviewed on BBC Good Morning Scotland. The discussion focused on the future of Scotland’s towns and high streets in the face of pressures on retail and other challenging trends for towns. Matt Baker of the...
Read moreNew-look National Lottery Heritage Fund Unveils Plans for the Next Five Years
National Lottery Heritage Fund - A major devolution of decision-making across the whole of the UK is at the heart of new plans to distribute more than £1billion of National Lottery money to the UK’s heritage over the next five years.
Read moreJob Opportunity: Project Manager with Stornoway Business Improvement District
Stornoway BID Steering Group has attracted funding from the Scottish Government and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar to promote and progress the development of a Business Improvement District (BID) for Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Read moreNew Campaign Tools to Make Pavements Safe and Clear Unveiled by Living Streets
Walking charity Living Streets has put together some new campaign tools to help support efforts to make pavements safe and clear in your area.
Read moreHealthy Towns: Bookies Back Fight Against Prostate Cancer
Assoiation of British Bookmakers Scotland (ABB) - A campaign to raise awareness of prostate cancer by targeting men in betting shops has reached thousands of men and generated tens of thousands of pounds for leading men’s health charity, Prostate Cancer UK, to fund life-saving research.
Read moreSTP Chief Officer Blog: Better Place-Making
Better ‘Plaice’ Making – it’s a relatively new concept being bandied about a lot, so beware of the shapeshifters, and do we really understand what it is? STP Chief Officer Phil Prentice discusses the meaning of the ‘place-principle’ and how it can be applied to place-making in Scotland’s communities.
Read moreBlog Article: Do You Believe There Is No Place Like Home?
This is a blog article written by Christie Frail, a pupil at St. Mungo’s High School, about changes in her hometown of Falkirk. She recently undertook a work placement with Ross Martin, advisor to the Scottish Government on Regional Economies.
Read moreIt's All About the Internet - Take Part in the Cyber Resilience Survey
Youthlink Scotland is developing resources around ‘cyber resilience’ - this means people are better able to think about and protect themselves from risks online. They want to hear from you to inform the development of the resources.
Read moreFSB: Use Town Centre Funding to Drive High Street Renaissance
A Scottish high street renaissance could be around the corner if new Scottish Government funding is complemented with local business and public sector support, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Following FSB campaigning, the Scottish Government has pledged £50million for high streets in their draft budget, which will...
Read more‘Creating Better Towns’ Free Aide-Memoire Published
Data firm Didobi has created a free, simple aide-memoire for Councils and stakeholders in towns that identifies and clearly defines best practice, methodologies and the key ingredient for Creating Better Towns. This also draws upon the experience of towns support in Scotland.
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