Record breaking attendance at Stranraer Oyster Festival 2023 generated an additional £2.3 million for the local economy, according to an independent economic impact report. The study, which was carried out by MKA Economics, also noted that this level of visitor spend should help to safeguard 32 tourism related local jobs. The three-day festival took place…
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Our winter webinar schedule has launched with a fantastic set of informative sessions planned over the upcoming months. Read all about it and catch up on the news from the SSDA in our current newsletter. If you aren’t yet enjoying the benefits of membership, join today and be a part of our upcoming activities. READ NOVEMBER’S…
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World Championship Ice Hockey is to make a welcome return to the Dumfries Ice Bowl in December, and is sure to wow thousands of existing and new fans to the sport. The Great Britain Men’s Under 20s will play their World Championship Division II Group A fixtures at the Dumfries venue, against tournament top seeds…
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The Scottish Borders Council has organised a series of webinars designed to complement and support businesses on their placemaking journey, with more still to come. What is Placemaking? Place Making is a process designed to collectively inspire communities to rethink and reinvent public spaces to enhance the public realm in their area. This can be…
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Huge celebrations as we crowned the first ever South of Scotland Thistle Award winners in a ceremony with glitz and glamour. And there is a new cycling infrastructure fund available for businesses to support the region’s aim to be a leading cycling destination. If you aren’t yet enjoying the benefits of membership, join today and be…
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Last night’s triumphant South of Scotland businesses are now preparing to battle it out at the national Scottish Thistle Awards finals in December Tourism and hospitality businesses from right across the South of Scotland are celebrating today after emerging victorious at the region’s first ever dedicated regional Thistle Awards, held in Dumfries last night. Finalists,…
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A Magical Winter Wonderland to Illuminate Monteviot House & Gardens Prepare to be enchanted as Monteviot House & Gardens unveils its inaugural winter light trail event, Monteviot Lights, illuminating the natural beauty of the Scottish Borders on nine dates between November 30th to December 10th, 2023. This captivating spectacle promises to be a magical experience…
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From 19th–29th October, Dumfries & Galloway’s annual Wild Goose Festival will host a series of events stretching across the region from Dumfries, and the surrounding areas, through Galloway and into Stranraer. Ten-day celebration In a celebration of nature, creativity and place, this year’s programme of activity includes exhibitions, guided walks, tours, creative workshops, interactive performances,…
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5pm, the Scottish founded online booking site has announced it will launch as a new co-owned platform, Kooble, with the aim of transforming the booking landscape for hospitality businesses and consumers in Scotland. Newly co-owned by leading operators within Scotland’s hospitality industry, Kooble will unveil its ground-breaking platform, poised to shake up the online booking…
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Volunteers from as far afield as India and Qatar will be supporting the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championship events at Glentress Forest as part of the ‘Champs Clan’. The Championships are taking place in Glasgow and across Scotland from 3 to 13 August, with the mountain bike cross-country events being held at Glentress Forest and…
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