The Dingwall Means Business team were hugely encouraged by the turnout at the 2-day drop-in session in the lower Town Hall on 7/8 May. The majority of the businesses attending expressed support for the BID proposals. There was of course some robust discussion, expressed in a civil and constructive way – as might be anticipated […]
Aileen Campbell MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Local Government, has described the new phase of Improvement Districts in Scotland as an “exciting prospect”. Speaking at the launch of the national support hub for Scotland’s Improvement Districts on 20 September, she described the new Improvement Districts as “a wider corporate, community and partnership model, which […]
OK the printed questionnaires have arrived in the ‘Dingwall means Business’ office this morning… (yeaah) So now the good part starts… getting out there to talk to every business in our lovely wee town of Dingwall. For me this is the best bit because now everyone has an opportunity to have their say, to help […]
Businesses in Dingwall are being given the opportunity to join a growing national and international movement aimed at improving towns and cities. Managed by businesses, BIDs benefit, support and advance the local commercial environment. Following the success of BIDs in other parts of Scotland, a Steering Group has been established to promote the introduction of […]
Kate Forbes MSP is calling on local groups across the Highlands to apply to the Scottish Government’s new £6m Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund that is now open for applications. The Scottish Government announced the fund in response to increasing visitor numbers across rural Scotland and in order to help provide the services and facilities that […]
