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...
Read more‘We employ local, shop local – and would encourage you do do the same’
Watch the video: Local businesses have spoken of the game-changing difference that the support of people in their area means to them and their future. Members of Alloa First Business Improvement District (BID) are among those who have been...
Read moreScotland 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...
Read moreBlog: 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,...
Read moreChoosing local saved my family’s business, trailblazing farmer says
Farmer Bryce Cunningham says the power of people choosing local has not only helped ensure the survival of his family’s farm – but its push towards net zero too. And the third generation dairyman has described how the most...
Read moreScottish Government Ministers get behind drive for Scots to choose local
Scottish Government ministers today hailed the transformational impact of people choosing local, highlighting its importance in securing a new future for Scotland’s towns. Local Government Minister Joe FitzPatrick and Community Wealth Minister Tom Arthur spoke as they heard for themselves the work...
Read moreNearly nine-in-10 Scots say they must shop local to ensure high streets thrive
Increasing numbers of Scots say they realise the power of shopping locally and the value of spending in their local high street to ensure businesses and communities thrive. A new poll demonstrates an encouraging hardening of support for the...
Read moreMcGill’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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