Improvement district leaders support Scotland Loves Local Week
Leaders of Scotland’s city Business Improvement Districts highlighted the importance of choosing local as they met in Inverness. Gathering during Scotland Loves Local Week (August 28 – September 3), managers and senior officers from across the country stood united...
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Scotland Loves Local Glasgow Gift Card’s multi-million pound boost to households and businesses
Action by Glasgow City Council to support residents through the cost-of-living crisis delivered a £7.59 million boost for city businesses. In the summer of 2022, the council distributed Scotland Loves Local Glasgow Gift Cards worth £105 to 85,000 low-income...
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Blog: Why loving local tourism is a win-win situation
By Caroline Warburton – VisitScotland Destination Development Director Happy Scotland Loves Local Week! This week marks the very first Scotland Loves Local Week (28th August – 3rd Sept). Organised by Scotland’s Towns Partnership, the organisation behind the national Love Local campaign,...
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McGill’s Buses hop onto the Scotland Loves Local campaign
Scotland’s Towns Partnership is delighted to announce that the McGill’s Bus Group is coming on board with its Scotland Loves Local campaign. The announcement comes in the runup to the first Scotland Loves Local Week, which begins on August...
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‘We’re working hard to support local people . . . we need them to support us too’
Business bosses and enterprise leaders working tirelessly to support their communities have been explaining why the support of local people has never been needed more. They have spoken out in support of Scotland Loves Local and its drive for...
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Watch Sean Batty’s home town tour as he urges Buddies to Choose Local
Sean Batty is leading the rallying cry for Buddies to choose local and get behind businesses in Paisley. The STV weatherman has shone a spotlight on some of the gems of his home town as an ambassador for Scotland...
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Shopping Centre champions Scotland Loves Local as new community hub opens
The power of collaboration in championing the message for people to choose local has been highlighted with the opening of a new community hub. East Renfrewshire Council has created another accessible place in which people can connect with local...
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Our survival depends on people choosing local, Scots businesses say
Three-quarters of Scottish businesses say the support of local people is critical to their survival as they battle continued unprecedented challenges. The statistic has been revealed by the Scotland Loves Local campaign as it issues a rallying cry for...
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Community spirit helps Bute business to shine
Independent Isle of Bute home and gift shop Simply Buteiful has thanked the community – and the region’s local gift card initiative – for helping it to stay open through the winter. Rachel McGinlay served in the police force...
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Nominations open for Scotland Loves Local Awards 2023
The heroic work to revive and reimagine Scotland’s communities in the face of unprecedented challenges is being recognised by special awards. Nominations have opened for the 2023 Scotland Loves Local Awards – with people urged to come forward to...
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