Category archives: Place Development

Scotland’s Town Toolkit is a free online resource which supports all those who seek to turn aspirations for their towns into reality. Launched this summer, the Toolkit was developed by Scotland’s Towns Partnership with support from Scottish Government and over 200 contributing organisations. EKOS were pleased to contribute to the Measuring Success section, which sets out […]

Working on behalf of local government partners the Improvement Service, COSLA, SOLACE and SLAED, EKOS consulted with elected members and senior officers to explore councils’ experiences of regional working in the context of promoting inclusive economic growth. See the report here

EKOS were commissioned by Highlands & Islands Airport Limited (HIAL) and Scottish Ministers to undertake an external review to identify the preferred option in principle for locating the proposed Centralised Surveillance and Remote Tower Centre See the scoping study here

Working on behalf of five local authority partners, EKOS prepared the initial Framework and Vision document for the Borderlands Growth Deal, which helped partners secure funding from the UK and Scottish Government. See the Framework here

The Place-based Working Project brought together a cross-sector group including organisations from: the third sector, central and local government. The group developed a shared view of what place-based working means and understand how it has been applied in Scotland. The Corra Foundation commissioned EKOS to write a think-piece on measurement of place-based working. See our […]

EKOS has been working with local authorities and Scotland’s Towns Partnership to prepare the Your Town Audits (YTA). The YTA’s provide a framework to measure and monitor the performance of Scotland’s towns and town centres using a series of Key Performance Indicators. It provides a comprehensive audit across seven themes – Locality, Accessibility, Local Services, […]

EKOS, working in partnership with Avril Blamey Associates undertook an evaluation on behalf of the Scottish Government to assess the community-led regeneration approach as delivered via the People and Communities Fund (PCF). With a key focus on building community capacities and skills, the People and Communities Fund (PCF) addresses two priorities: tackling poverty and social inclusion […]

On behalf of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, and with generous funding from of Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, EKOS have completed a report examining the feasibility of, and issues around, the proposal for a Hebridean Archaeology and Environmental Research Centre. The report can be found here. Further information on the project can be obtained from the Udal project officer, […]

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is pleased to announce the completion of Stage 2 of its consultation exercise on the potential of the Udal Archaeology Project. On behalf of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, and with generous funding from of Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, EKOS have completed a report examining the feasibility of, and issues around, the proposal […]

Scotland’s Towns Partnership has just launched the Town Centre Toolkit The Toolkit supports the regeneration of Scotland’s important town centres and contains ideas and examples of how people and organisations can make their town centre more attractive, more active, and more accessible.