A shortlist of finalists for the 2026 Stirling Business Awards has been announced after more than 16,000 votes were cast during the selection process. Three contenders are shortlisted for each of the 14 honours with a further round of online voting now open to choose the winners via https://independentstirling.co.uk/awards/ The winners of the Business Awards, organised by
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Four troublemakers have been banned from licensed premises in Stirling bringing the total number of those currently excluded to ten. The move comes in the run-up to Christmas as members of the city’s Pubwatch scheme prepare for the busiest time of the year and work to ensure night-time visitors enjoy a safe festive season. The
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The Go Forth team has announced the longlist for the 2026 Stirling Business Awards as voting begins to choose the winners of the annual honours. Ten businesses have been selected for each awards category following a nominations process which attracted more than 2,200 submissions. There are 14 award categories – including Restaurant of the Year,
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Bloody Scotland will officially launch its 2024 programme in Stirling on Thursday 20 June at noon in the Golden Lion Hotel. Festival Director Bob McDevitt will reveal the names of over a hundred authors taking part over the festival weekend which will run from Friday 13 September – Sunday 15 September 2024. The variety of
DATES: 29/3 – 21/4 LOCATION: Thistles Centre (Snug /soft play area) Visit BRICKLIVE Playing Brick Pit at the Thistles Centre to unleash your creative genius. Unleash your imagination and build to your heart’s content in this interactive space! No need to book, just show up and play but please observe the rules. Competition Share a
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Business Improvement Districts have a proven track record of attracting and raising additional external funding for their respective areas. Across the Scottish BIDs this equates to an average of 47p for every £1 of levy raised. It is an approach that Go Forth Stirling will follow; using the projected five-year levy fund of £1.6 million
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The Go Forth Steering Group have been visiting businesses across the city centre, to make them aware of the publication of the final Business Plan for Stirling’s proposed Business Improvement District; the Plan will be posted to businesses this week along with ballot papers. Overall the conversations have been positive and it would appear that
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The Go Forth Business Plan is now available for everyone to read. The Plan is the result of extensive consultation with Stirling\’s city centre businesses over the past ten months. There are three main categories of proposed initiatives; ‘Increasing Footfall and Spend,’ ‘City Environment’ and ‘Business Support.’ The Steering Group have highlighted three WOW initiatives within
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The Go Forth Stirling \’Next Steps\’ document has now been published, you can download a pdf copy from this page or request a printed copy by emailing Tony I\’Anson, please include your business name, address and a contact telephone number. Download pdf here
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The second stage of consultation with Stirling City Centre’s businesses regarding the proposed Business Improvement District has been completed by Go Forth Stirling. The survey was distributed to over 400 affected businesses. The second survey was a far more extensive selection of questions designed to gauge the feelings of businesses on a number of key
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