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June 17, 2026
Village businesses on success, sustainability and why everyone wins when we think local first
Restaurant owner Damon Reynolds believes that the tapestry of businesses in the historic village of Crail is so rich that there’s no real need to...
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October 27, 2020
Lerwick’s ‘Love Local’ October Holiday Activities Hailed a Success
The activities arranged by Living Lerwick, the BID for Lerwick, during the October holidays have generated plenty of footfall to Lerwick town centre and have...
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October 22, 2020
Aberdeenshire Council Encourages North-East Residents to Shop Local
Aberdeenshire Council is throwing its weight behind the Scotland Loves Local campaign which encourages shoppers to think local first to support the economy in its...
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October 18, 2020
£1 Million Scotland Loves Local Fund Announced
A new £1 million Scotland Loves Local Fund will provide grants of between £500 and £5,000 to hundreds of local projects that improve and promote...
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October 15, 2020
New Video: Small Business Owners in Scotland Explain How Spending Locally Benefits the Community
In a new campaign video, released October 2020, small business owners in Melrose and Alloa explain how money spent locally stays in the local economy...
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October 8, 2020
Meet the businesses starring in the new Scotland Loves Local TV ad
A group of neighbouring businesses are fronting a major campaign urging shoppers across Scotland to think local first. A cafe boss, arts shop owner, barber...
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October 5, 2020
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...
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September 11, 2020
£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...
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September 3, 2020
Andrew 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...
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September 2, 2020
Sustrans: 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...
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August 24, 2020
High 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...
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August 18, 2020
Scotland 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...
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August 14, 2020
Scottish 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,...
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