Most 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...
Read more£30 Million Announced To Support Regeneration and Scottish Town Centre Economic Recovery
Scottish Government – All of Scotland’s 32 local authorities and more than 25 individual community regeneration projects will receive a share of £30 million of new investment for regeneration and town centres. The funding will be available immediately through...
Read moreAndrew McRae, FSB Scotland: Scotland Loves Local
By Andrew McRae, FSB Scotland Policy Chair 2020 has been a year like no other, coronavirus has turned life as we know it on its head. This has been true for everyone including for small business owners and entrepreneurs...
Read moreSustrans: Walk, Wheel or Cycle to Support Your Local Economy and ‘Scotland Loves Local’
Blog by Ad Leeks, Communications Officer (Infrastructure), Sustrans Scotland It is well known to those who support Sustrans that we are committed to upholding our five key values: Including everyone; Having the courage to question; Getting things done, together; Always learning; and Acting local, thinking big. Of...
Read moreHigh Street Heroes Awards Announced
Nominations sought to recognise remarkable efforts by those who work in our town centres and high streets during the Covid-19 lockdown and re-opening. Find out more at: https://lovelocal.scot/high-street-heroes/. — Special awards will be presented to honour the heroes of Scotland’s...
Read moreScotland Loves Local: Blog by Vicki Miller, Director of Marketing at VisitScotland
Vicki Miller, Director of Marketing at VisitScotland, explains why VisitScotland are supporting the Scotland Loves Local campaign, and how shopping locally is part of the experience of rediscovering what we have on our doorsteps. — I love shopping locally....
Read moreScottish Grocers Federation CEO: “People in Scotland Have Embraced Local”
Chief Executive of the Scottish Grocers Federation, Dr. Pete Cheema OBE, writes his thoughts about the Scotland Loves Local campaign and the ‘love local’ message, as well as on the role of convenience retailers during the coronavirus crisis. ...
Read moreSTV Growth Fund Supports Scotland Loves Local
STV’s Growth Fund is supporting the Scotland Loves Local campaign. In this video, STV’s Director of Strategic Development, Danielle Kelly, explains why the STV Growth Fund is supporting the Scotland Loves Local message and the importance of the campaign...
Read morePublic Invited to Give Views on the Future of Scotland’s Towns
The Expert Review Group formed by the Scottish Government to undertake an appraisal of the Town Centre Action Plan published in 2013 has issued a national survey to gather the views of local communities on the future of their...
Read moreScottish Gift-Card Provider Gets Behind Scotland Loves Local
Header image: Colin Munro of Miconex with local business owner Dawn Fuge and the Perth Gift Card (Miconex) Scottish tech firm Miconex has announced its support for the Scotland Loves Local campaign, saying that gift card programmes are key for...
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