Clean and green, today and tomorrow.
Thursday, 9 May 2013, 11:03 AM
Keep Scotland Beautiful is appealing to big-hearted locals who are willing to give their expertise to the charity running the It's Your Neighbourhood campaign. We need locals to come forward to assess applications for the recognition scheme in their local area.
Thursday, 4 April 2013, 11:32 AM
Today (Tuesday 26th March 2013), Perth & Kinross Council has launched a local commitment to the Clean Up Scotland Campaign at Gleneagles Railway Station. Keep Scotland Beautiful, the environmental charity, is leading the nationwide campaign which is now running until the end of 2014.
Thursday, 28 March 2013, 2:36 PM
As spring approaches, dog owners are being encouraged to pick up after their dog when out and about. Keep Scotland Beautiful applauds Scottish Natural Heritage’s latest national radio campaign, which focusses on the issues surrounding dog waste, as part of ongoing work to publicise access rights and the Scottish Outdoor Access Code.
Monday, 18 March 2013, 2:30 PM
A new programme of free vehicle emissions testing has been launched in West Lothian. East Central Scotland Emissions Partnership, a partnership between Falkirk, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian Council have joined forces to lead the campaign locally to reduce emissions, with the aim of improving air quality.
Monday, 18 March 2013, 11:45 AM
A new pan-EU group – Clean Europe Network – is launching in Brussels today (Monday), incorporating NGO’s from across Europe who are tackling the issue of litter. The independent charity, Keep Scotland Beautiful, is Scotland’s representative on the new group, and Chief Executive Derek Robertson will be making the case for Scotland at the launch event. The group will be launching plans for a “Clean Europe Week" in 2014, and meeting with EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik.
Tuesday, 12 March 2013, 2:25 PM
Clean Up Scotland, the anti-litter campaign run by the independent environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful, has called for action to be taken to curb the scourge of smoking-related litter in Scotland. Smoking related litter is a major problem in Scotland.....
Tuesday, 5 March 2013, 11:52 AM
New ‘Super Bins’ at a primary school in Falkirk, and intensive litter education, have helped pupils and staff recycle 70% of all waste produced in the school grounds.
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 10:26 AM
An award-winning strategy that has improved green spaces and the landscape across Falkirk district is to be refreshed, as the council is to start a consultation on a new strategy for the area's green network.
Friday, 22 February 2013, 3:23 PM
The independent charity, Keep Scotland Beautiful, has announced the winners of its prestigious awards for excellence in improving local environments at a ceremony held in Edinburgh last night (21st February).
Thursday, 6 December 2012, 12:13 PM
Today, 6th January, STV covered the work and successes of two groups in Glasgow who take part in Keep Scotland Beautiful's It's Your Neighbourhood campaign.
Friday, 16 November 2012, 10:32 AM
Highland Council - one of Keep Scotland Beautiful's People and Places Partners - has launched a new poster campaign warning dog walkers who do not pick up after their pets have fouled will get a fixed penalty notice.
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 4:11 PM
The environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful is to lead a nationwide mass-engagement campaign called Clean Up Scotland, which will get underway in 2013 and will run until the end of 2014.
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 12:57 PM
Keep Scotland Beautiful, the environmental charity, has announced that it will lead a nationwide mass-engagement campaign called Clean Up Scotland, which will get underway in 2013 and will run until the end of 2014. Clean Up Scotland aims to empower clean-ups to clear Scotland of litter and mess in time for hosting major events such as the Commonwealth Games and the Ryder Cup in 2014, and to gradually encourage zero tolerance toward the dumping of litter and mess.
Thursday, 1 November 2012, 2:21 PM
Keep Scotland Beautiful has been given the Scottish licence to operate the Green Flag Award, an annual ‘MOT’ inspection for parks on aspects like safety and cleanliness, for the next five years. The Green Flag Award is the benchmark national standard for parks and green spaces in the United Kingdom.
Thursday, 1 November 2012, 11:48 AM
The leading charity for the environment, Keep Scotland Beautiful, recognised the work of 105 community groups with ‘green’ accolades at an awards ceremony in Stirling’s Albert Halls on 31 October 2012. Aimed at community groups making environmental improvements, the non-competitive <63> programme gives support and recognition to those cleaning up and ‘greening’ up their immediate local areas; from the street they live in, to a patch of communal land, or a shared outdoor space.
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