Local Edinburgh dad takes on epic running challenge of 215km in 10 days in memory of his baby boy

Local Edinburgh dad, Ian Greenhill, has set himself a huge fundraising challenge, running 21.5km every day for 10 days to remember his precious son, Reuben, who was born last year at 21 weeks and 5 days. The funds raised will support the work of local baby loss charity, Held In…

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New Business Beginnings: TCS Secure Borderless Workspaces show the way

At Tata Consultancy Services we employ around 448,000 people around the world, of which 19,000 work across the UK and Ireland and around 2,500 work in Scotland. Within three weeks of the pandemic outbreak, almost 95% of our global workforce were able to work from home using our Secure Borderless…

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BCC comments on launch of UK Internal Market White Paper

Commenting on the government’s launch of the UK Internal Market White Paper and associated consultation, BCC Director General Adam Marshall said:  “Businesses in all four nations of the UK will want to examine the detail of these proposals. “No business should have to face additional costs when trading between the…

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Excavation of medieval graveyard begins as part of Trams to Newhaven project

Archaeologists unearthing graves dating back centuries Work will allow conservation of remains as construction work progresses Further analysis will reveal habits and origins of past locals The excavation of human remains which could date back as far as 1300 has begun on Constitution Street, as part of the Trams to Newhaven project.…

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The Job Retention Bonus

Following the Summer Statement from Chancellor of Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, and the announcement of the Job Retention Bonus to incentivise employers to retain furloughed workers, we’ve updated our Job Retention Scheme article: The Job Retention Bonus – the bonus payments will be made from February 2021. Find out if your business qualifies…

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New council housing gets underway in South Lanarkshire

Work has started on a new affordable housing development on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council.  A total of 20 units will be built at Castlehill Crescent in Law and supports South Lanarkshire Council’s Strategic Housing Investment Plan in delivering a high priority and cost-efficient contribution to local supply housing. Scottish…

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UK construction counts the productivity cost of COVID-19

The impact of COVID-19 is causing productivity losses of around 35 per cent on the UK’s construction sites, triggering extensive programme delays and spiralling costs that exacerbate the sector’s underlying performance problems. According to new productivity research developed by leading global professional services company Turner & Townsend, the uncertainty of…

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SP Energy Networks launches world’s first zero carbon communities tool for people in Edinburgh

An innovative online hub to help Edinburgh realise its net zero emissions ambitions and support government climate change targets has been launched by electricity distributor SP Energy Networks today (16 July). The free Zero Carbon Communities Tool – available on the SP Energy Networks website and believed to be the…

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Barclays helps close the advice gap with launch of Plan & Invest

New digital advice service from Barclays will build a personalised investment plan that’s tailored to your goals, before managing it on your behalf Designed to support people who don’t have the time or confidence to invest on their own, the service will initially be available to Barclays current account customers…

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Edinburgh Trams & IHF push ahead with the development of driver safety wrist band

Edinburgh Trams and IHF Ltd are progressing a project aiming to improve the safety of drivers and mobile workers by using wearable technology. The Driver Innovation Safety Challenge (DISC) aims to support the development of a smart wrist or arm band which can monitor and analyse drivers’ and mobile workers’…

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