How could £20m help an 'overlooked' town like Dumfries?
What do people already trying to revive Dumfries' fortunes think of the promise of funding?
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What do people already trying to revive Dumfries' fortunes think of the promise of funding?
A weekly series of webinars is being launched by a new website, seeking to crowdsource content to make our places in Scotland better. placedesignscotland.com has just launched - with a huge amount of pre-launch archive - and comprises news, comment and features on place-related issues in the country
If you take a walk down your nearest city’s main thoroughfare, whether that be Princes Street in Edinburgh or Union Street in Aberdeen, you may – or may not – be surprised to see the sheer number of closed-down shops and vacant units. Figures published in January by the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) suggested that as many as one in six shops are currently sitting empty.
The closest large-scale facility to Dumfries is more than 30 miles away over the border in Carlisle.
Moray Council has agreed to submit a bid to the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund for £18.29m to help projects aimed at regenerating Elgin.