People Make Places: Theme revealed for Scotland Loves Local Week 2025
The people who make Scotland’s communities so special will be celebrated as part of Scotland Loves Local Week. People Make Places is the theme for this year’s events, which take place from Saturday August 23. A week of activities,...
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Search launched for Town of the Year as Scotland Love Local Awards return
The search is on to find Scotland’s Town of the Year as nominations open for the 2025 Scotland Loves Local Awards. And people across the country are being encouraged to shine a spotlight on their community’s champions and the...
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Scotland’s Towns Conference 2025 set to be biggest yet
This year’s Scotland’s Towns Conference is poised to be the biggest yet. Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP) will hold its annual showcase on the innovations shaping the future of towns and places at the University of Strathclyde’s Technology and Innovation...
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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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Milngavie book shop and TV’s Sean Batty celebrate festive firsts and say: ‘shop local’
Television presenter Sean Batty and book shop owner Elaine Sinclair have celebrated their own festive firsts together. The popular STV weatherman called into Daydreams Bookshop in Milngavie on Tuesday (December 17) to sign copies of his first children’s book,...
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Scottish Government Minister backs calls for Scots to think local first this Christmas
A Scottish Government minister has issued a rallying cry for people across the country to choose local and back businesses in their community this Christmas. Employment and Investment Minister Tom Arthur emphasised the massive impact of strong festive sales...
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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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