Phil Prentice: How to Make £50 Million for Scotland's Town Centres Go a Long Way
Phil Prentice, Chief Officer at Scotland’s Towns Partnership and National Programme Director for Scotland’s Improvement Districts, says that the spending of the new £50 million Scottish Government town centre fund can learn lessons from the last fund of its kind, in 2009. Article originally published on Common Space.
Read moreScotland's Towns Partnership Heads Respond to Westminster Towns Policy Report
Scotland's Towns Partnership's Chair, Professor Leigh Sparks, and Chief Officer, Phil Prentice, have responded to a report from the housing, communities and local government committee at Westminster on towns policy in England.
Read morePaths For All Calls On Employers To Take Steps Towards A Happier, Healthier Workforce
Scotland’s national walking charity Paths for All is calling on employers across Scotland to take steps to improve the health of their workforce.
Read moreTesco Bags of Help Centenary Grants: Up to £25,000 Available
Tesco Bags of Help Centenary Grants are now open for not for profit organisations to apply for £25,000 for projects that bring significant benefit to communities.
Read moreJob Opportunity: Principal Economic Dev. Officer (Investment), Falkirk Council
An exciting position has been created with Falkirk Council’s Growth and Investment Unit to lead on the development and delivery of the Council’s ‘Investment Zone’ initiative to secure a Growth Deal for the Falkirk area.
Read moreNew Coworking Hubs to Open in Scottish Public Libraries
The Scottish Coworking Network is a project by the Scottish Library and Information Council to establish a network of coworking hubs within public libraries across Scotland.
Read moreResources for BIDS Available: Top Tips, Guides, Best Practice and More!
Scotland’s Improvement Districts has produced a wide range of resources and opportunities to increase awareness of Business Improvement Districts and support those already working across Scotland. We also host useful resources by third party organisations.
Read moreSTP 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.
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