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Colin Neill, chief executive of Hospitality Ulster (Brian Lawless/PA) John McGrillen, chief executive of Tourism Northern Ireland, said most visitors come to explore culture and heritage, and have authentic experiences. He called for further support for cultural venues to ensure there are good events and market places. “We need to make our places look distinctive and they need to be rooted in the heritage and the history of the place and people who live about it,” he said. Aodhan Connolly, director of the Northern Ireland Retail Consortium, said villages, towns and cities should be turned...

Webinar will help prepare your project ready for future funding Aberdeenshire Council’s Economic Development Service will be hosting a virtual funding session to share ideas and tips to help grow and develop the region’s towns and communities. Monday, 1st March 2021, 7:00 am The webinar will feature ideas and tips to help grow and develop the region’s towns and communities. The ‘Community Development: Hints, Tips and Funding’ webinar on Wednesday, March 3; 2.30-4pm will bring together key speakers from both national and local level to provide ideas and inspiration on how to ensure N...

Pandemic ‘encouraged people to embrace localism’ Sign up for our daily Politics briefing for political exclusives, analysis and debate. Thank you for signing up to our Politics newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The pandemic has encouraged many people to embrace localism, the chief officer of Scotland’s Towns Partnership has said. While the pandemic has put a squeeze on many high street businesses, Phil Prentice said a new review of Scotland’s town centres highlights the need to seize on enthusiasm for the “spirit of localism”. Town centres h...

Scotland needs to consult locals and amend taxation to help towns flourish, report says Consulting locals on town centre plans and introducing a digital tax and parking charges at retail parks are among the recommendations of a new report deemed a “significant” milestone in improving such communities. Wednesday, 3rd February 2021, 7:00 am The report is urging the Scottish government to 'take further steps to support greener, healthier, fairer communities'. Picture: Mark Scates/SNS Group.

East Kilbride projects to share in £1million government cash boost Organisations in the town are benefiting from the Scotland Loves Local Fund, which has made in excess of 200 grants nationally to help communities recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Aileen Campbell MSP said she was pleased at the impact the fund could have Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. ...