BRC Calls On Customers To Start Shopping Early This Christmas
The British Retail Consortium is today (18th October) launching a new national advertising campaign calling on the public to start their Christmas shopping earlier to help spread demand during what is traditionally the busiest shopping time of the year.
Read more£1m Scotland Loves Local Fund Open for Applications
A new £1 million Scotland Loves Local Fund will provide grants of between £500 and £5,000 to hundreds of local projects that improve and promote local places and communities.
Read moreNew Scotland Loves Local Video: Small Business Owners Explain How Spending Locally Benefits the Community
In a new campaign video, released October 2020, small business owners in Melrose and Alloa explain how money spent locally stays in the local economy and spreads benefit throughout the community. Watch here:
Read more£2.6m Historic Environment Recovery Fund Opens
The Historic Environment Recovery Fund aims to support Scotland’s historic environment sector to recover from the impacts of COVID-19, enabling organisations to remain solvent, safeguard jobs and training opportunities and ensure that historic buildings and sites can re-open to the public. It will also invest in urgent repairs and maintenance,...
Read moreHistoric Environment Scotland Consultation: Talking About Heritage
Historic Environment Scotland - HES is looking for your views on Talking About Heritage.
Read moreScotland's Vacant and Derelict Land Taskforce Publishes Recommendations
Scottish Land Commission - The legacy of Scotland’s industrial past means that almost a third of the Scottish population lives within 500 meters of a derelict site. In deprived communities that figure increases to 55%. The amount of land on the Vacant and Derelict Land Register has remained static for years,...
Read moreMost Scots shoppers put their local high streets first
More than half of Scots always support shops on their local high street, a new study has found. And there is growing recognition of the fact that people need to get behind their town centres if businesses in them are to survive the consequences of Covid-19 and thrive beyond the...
Read more2020 SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration Shortlist Revealed
In what has been an unprecedented year for everyone SURF is pleased to announce the 2020 shortlist for our prestigious national awards scheme, which showcases success in responding to regeneration challenges in communities across Scotland. This year pays particular focus to projectsand communities that have come together to support those...
Read moreSURF: Covid-19 Community Resilience Case Studies and Lessons from the Frontline Report
By SURF - since lockdown began in March 2020, SURF (Scotland's Regeneration Forum) has provided a platform for SURF’s network to tell their stories of challenges, responses and resilience.
Read moreSecond Urban Economy Forum to Be Held Virtually on 5-6 October 2020
The Urban Economy Forum (UEF) in collaboration with UN-Habitat is organizing the second “Urban Economy Forum 2020” virtually in conjunction with World Habitat Day on October 5th and 6th, 2020 in Toronto, Canada.
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