Further conservation efforts in store for moorland
SEVERAL thousand acres of moorland in the Scottish Borders earmarked for community-led initiatives are to be joined by several thousand more, operated by a conservation…
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Views sought on community wealth-building
VIEWS are being sought on proposals to help grow local economies and ensure more money stays in the hands of communities. The Scottish Government has…
Still, 15.7 per cent of Scotland’s shops lying vacant
SHOP vacancy rates in Scotland remain stubbornly high, at almost one in six – according to the latest figures released by a trade association for…
Work beginning on ‘green corridor’ on disused Edinburgh land
WORK is beginning on Monday, to revive disused land between Edinburgh’s Roseburn district and the Union Canal, to its south, turning it into a ‘green…
Views sought on regeneration plans for SE Edinburgh district
VIEWS are being sought on plans to regenerate a south-east Edinburgh district. Consultation has opened on the plans for Moredunvale, including a wildflower meadow and…
Several Scots projects to share in £2.1bn of ‘levelling-up’ funding
PLANS to regenerate a former power station in East Lothian have been successful in being awarded funding from a £2.1bn programme to ‘level up’ the…
Peterhead poised for regeneration push
THE Aberdeenshire town of Peterhead is to be subject of concerted efforts to regenerate it, following the appointment of a dedicated ‘project lead’. The appointment…
NPF4 set to be enacted by middle of next month
THE date, February 13 this year, is expected to see the latest national planning framework for Scotland formally put into action. Says a notice from…
Place design advisory service set up for Dalkeith
THE Midlothian town of Dalkeith has become the seventh town to join an advisory programme, aiming to influence how it is designed in the future,…
Entries invite for ‘My Place’ Awards
A CALL for entries has been issued, to find Scotland’s ‘top’ community-led ‘built environment projects’ that have transformed their locality. The ‘My Place’ Awards are…