• Calls for tourist tax in Scotland to be shelved to help hotels recover from lockdown

    2nd July 2020

    Calls for tourist tax in Scotland to be shelved to help hotels recover from lockdown Colliers International research shows Scottish cities hit hard by COVID-19 But Edinburgh ranked number one for hotel development and acquisition Edinburgh, 2 July 2020 – The Scottish Government and local authorities are being urged to…

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  • Property Market Report 2019-20

    1st July 2020

    House price statistics from Registers of Scotland. Three key figures for 2019-20: the average price of a residential property in Scotland was £182,357 the volume of residential property sales in Scotland was 101,664 sales the value of residential property sales in Scotland was £18.5 billion The latest statistics from Registers…

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  • HMRC releases further details on Flexible Furlough Scheme

    1st July 2020

    HMRC has issued a further Treasury Direction on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), with a particular focus on the Flexible Furlough Scheme. HMRC has issued a further Treasury Direction on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), modifying the effect of the previous Direction. The new Direction sets out the…

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  • Baby loss charity launches epic, virtual race to Brisbane

    1st July 2020

    This July, Held in Our Hearts is encouraging family, friends and colleagues to take up the baton and ‘PassTheK’ to reach our neighbours down under in Brisbane, Australia. The charity should have been travelling there for an international conference to share learning about their work and many people would have…

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  • Another National Award Accolade for Workflo Solutions 

    1st July 2020

    Livingston-headquartered firm named Best ICT Services Provider – Scotland by annual national business awards programme Tuesday 30th June 2020 – Livingston-based Workflo Solutions, one of the UK’s leading managed services providers, has added another accolade to its growing number of business awards. The company has been recognised as the Best Information…

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  • BCC Quarterly Economic Survey Q2 2020: Chancellor must set out roadmap to recovery as UK economy endures historic setback   

    1st July 2020

    The British Chambers of Commerce has called for “swift, substantial and immediate action” to bolster the economy, as its Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) – the UK’s largest independent survey of business sentiment and a leading indicator of UK GDP growth – found that UK economic conditions deteriorated at an unprecedented rate in the second quarter of 2020. Key findings: Elevenof the 14 key service sector QES indicators fall to their lowest level in the survey’s 31-year history The percentage balance of…

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  • Anderson Strathern Employment Law seminar

    30th June 2020

    Businesses are beginning to reopen – join our online Employment Law seminar to find out the next steps for flexible furlough and beyond The UK and Scottish Governments have provided further information as to how the flexible furlough scheme will operate, and the First Minister has set out guidelines to…

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  • Director appointment and Chief Executive change

    30th June 2020

    Standard Life Aberdeen plc (“SLA”) announces that Stephen Bird will join the board of directors of the Company and take up the role of Chief Executive-Designate on 1 July 2020. The combination of Standard Life with Aberdeen Asset Management and the disposal of the Life business to Phoenix Group created…

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  • CivTech 5.0 is coming: how you can apply

    30th June 2020

    Blog by Joe Tree, Head of Product and Accelerator, CivTech®. If you’re an innovator, entrepreneur, team, start-up or established company, CivTech offers an unrivalled opportunity to develop a product the public sector really needs—and rapidly grow your business. With problems framed as open challenges, application is easy and procurement streamlined; it’s a…

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  • Hart Builders to deliver multi-million pound housing project in Galashiels

    30th June 2020

    Eildon Housing Association has appointed Hart Builders, part of the Cruden Group, to deliver a multi-million-pound affordable housing development at Huddersfield Street in Galashiels. Due to begin in July, the £5.7m development will see 34 new homes built in a five-storey building, designed to reflect the historic mills in the area. The 34…

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