Hidden Scotland's Most Beautiful Town or Village Competition
Show your support for your local town or village on Twitter or Instagram using #HIDDENSCOTLAND History and heritage embody the beautiful country of Scotland. Notorious for its ancient cities and municipalities, brownstone buildings, tartan and bagpipes. But it’s not just the well-known locations such as Edinburgh, the iconic Inverness and...
Read moreAnnual Report Published from Scottish Empty Homes Partnership
The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership have published their annual report for the year from 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018. The aim for the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) is to encourage private sector empty properties back intouse. They do this in a number of ways: offering advice to individual owners;...
Read moreGrimsey Review 2 Published: 'It's time to re-shape our town centres'
The second Grimsey Review on Town Centres has been published today (4 July) with a series of 25 key recommendations to reshape the UK's High Streets. Scotland's Towns Partnership heard from two of the authors, Bill Grimsey, ex-CEO of Wickes, Iceland and Focus DIY and Author of 'Sold Out: Who...
Read moreScottish Towns Invited to Get Creative in the ‘FutureTown’ Design Competition
A national design competition inviting people to submit innovative ideas for positive change in their town or city neighbourhood has been launched today.
Read moreScotland’s ‘Zero Waste Towns’ Initiative to Focus on Plastic Reduction
Zero Waste Scotland - Communities will be able to bid for a share of up to £500,000 from Zero Waste Scotland to reduce single-use plastics that blight their areas.
Read moreScottish Government Climate Challenge Fund Now Open
Zero Waste Scotland - The Climate Challenge Fund (CCF) provides grants and support for community-led organisations to tackle climate change by running projects that reduce local carbon emissions.
Read moreLadbrokes Dunoon named Scotland’s Community Betting Shop of the Year
Betting shop staff in Dunoon have won national recognition for their fundraising and volunteering work in the local community.
Read moreMSP Connectors 2018 is Here! Host an MSP in Your Town This Summer
Now in its fourth year, Scotland’s Towns Partnership and the Cross Party Group on Towns and Town Centres are encouraging MSPs to take a day during Parliamentary Recess to visit towns in their constituency or region as part of the MSP Connector Programme.
Read moreBill Grimsey and Matthew Hopkinson to Speak at the Towns Tea Party, Edinburgh 25/6 - Reserve Your Place Today!
Come along to network with STP and other town stakeholders over tea and cake, and hear about the latest developments and opportunities for Scotland’s towns and city neighbourhoods.
Read moreScottish Government Announces £20m for Empowering Communities Fund
Scottish Government - Communities will be able to decide how best they can tackle poverty and inequalities in their own area backed by a £20 million fund.
Read more