Vicinity chief executive: We will transform towns through innovation and action
Special blog by Henry Jinman of Vicinity, sponsor of Town of the Year in the Scotland Loves Local Awards If you’re looking to see how a town can be rejuvenated through determination, innovation and – critically – collaboration, look...
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Date set for Scotland Loves Local Week 2025
The third Scotland Loves Local Week will take place from Saturday August 23 2025. There will once again be seven days of events to showcase and celebrate tremendous people, businesses and initiatives which make our communities so special. The...
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We can take choosing local to a new level in 2025
Blog by Scotland’s Towns Partnership Chief Officer Kimberley Guthrie: One of the biggest positive differences that people across the country can make for their communities this year is to embrace Scotland Loves Local’s call to action for everyone to...
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Scotland Loves Local in spotlight at towns conference
The pivotal part that choosing local can play in improving community wealth fell under the spotlight at Scotland’s Towns Conference. Scotland Loves Local’s work in both encouraging people in every corner to think local first was brought to the...
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Honour for Aberdeenshire Council team championing ‘choose local’ call
The business-boosting success of an Aberdeenshire Council team in championing the drive for residents to choose local has been celebrated on the national stage. Suzanne Rhind and her colleagues in the authority’s regeneration and town centres team have been...
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Scotland’s Town of the Year: ‘Oban is a special, warm, welcoming place’
The warmth and welcome of Oban has been celebrated far and wide as the community was crowned as Town of the Year in the 2024 Scotland Loves Local Awards. Speaking to Scotland Loves Local ambassador Sean Batty, David Adams...
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Parliamentary praise for cake and coffee trail
The creation of a tasty town trail has been praised in the Scottish Parliament. The Kirky Cake and Coffee Trail in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, was one of three launched across the country during Scotland Loves Local Week. It is...
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Thank you to everyone who supported Scotland Loves Local Week 2024
Scotland Loves Local Week 2024 was a resounding success – and thanks go to everyone who took part. Across the country, communities used our seven days of action as a platform to demonstrate how the simple act of choosing...
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Toasting the gift of local: ‘Protect jobs and give our communities a brighter future’
The life-improving impact of choosing local has been highlighted as Scotland Loves Local Week draws to a close. A message that’s relevant to every community in the country has been shared in a video released by East Dunbartonshire Council....
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Glasgow Gift Card injects more than £8m into city economy
More than £8m has so far been spent with Glasgow businesses using a gift card which locks money into the city’s economy. There are just over 950 businesses across the city where the Scotland Loves Local Glasgow Gift Card can...
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