Local suppliers pulling out all the stops to honour and celebrate their area’s tourism and hospitality stars The South of Scotland’s first ever dedicated regional Thistle Awards celebrating the best in tourism and hospitality are only days away and businesses from across the region are going the extra mile to ensure the awards event…
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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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The South of Scotland’s aim of becoming one of the leading cycling destinations in the world is on track, following a hugely successful first year of the Cycling Partnership Strategy. The 10-year plan was launched 12 months ago, and a review of the last year has highlighted a significant number of achievements by partners behind…
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A new guide has been launched which aims to help the South of Scotland become the UK’s first Net Zero region – at the same time as building an economy for the future. The Net Zero Investment Guide represents the first opportunity for the Invest in South of Scotland Partnership to articulate and promote some…
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Local mountain bike business Ridelines hails potential for Tweed Valley to become “genuine bucket list destination” for cyclists of all ages and abilities. A Scottish Thistle Award-regional finalist and local mountain biking business, Ridelines, is urging Borderers of all ages and abilities to take up mountain biking and follow in their heroes’ wheel-tracks after…
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Online conference aims to redesign sustainable employment opportunities for people with additional support needs in the South of Scotland. A conference focused on addressing employment opportunities for young people with additional support needs in the South of Scotland will be hosted by the Additional Support Needs (ASN) Learning Network on Friday 8 September 2023. The…
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The Scottish Borders Local Action Group (LAG) has already given out the first Community Led Local Development grant of 2023-24 and is keen to distribute the other £350,000 in grants as soon as possible. Funding of up to £20,000 is available for Borders based projects that are around Social Inclusion or Net Zero/tackling climate change…
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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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The South of Scotland Destination Alliance’s new Operational Plan takes a locally-led, bottom-up approach, putting businesses in the driving seat Harnessing local knowledge and expertise through a ‘bottom-up’ approach led by local businesses is a key focus of the newly published one-year Operational Plan released by the South of Scotland Destination Alliance (SSDA). In addition…
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