Tom Kitchin – From Paris to Edinburgh

‘I knew I wanted to be a chef by the age of 13 when I got a job working in the local country pub close to my family home. After that I went to study Catering at Perth College before securing a placement at the Gleneagles Hotel as a young 16…

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The Edinburgh Festival Fringe: the World’s Fringe

The curtain has fallen on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for another year. Shows took place in 317 venues across the city, ranging from large theatres to a chicken coop with a capacity of just three. Audiences were encouraged to take a leap into the unknown and sample the unparalleled variety…

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 1.5 million passenger barrier broken for the first time in Scotland

We’re always busy at Edinburgh Airport, which is a good thing since we’re in the business of moving people, but it’s the summer season when we see a surge in our activity. The buzz at the airport is great. You can sense it when you arrive and knowing we play…

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Luxembourg Business delegation visits Edinburgh and Glasgow from 29th –  2nd November  

Luxembourg is one of the world’s most open economies, a key member of the EU and an economic power of the Greater Region – a cross border region covering neighbouring regions in Belgium, France and Germany with a population of more than 11.5 million. On the 29th October, the Edinburgh…

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Message from the High Commissioner for Canada to the U.K. following her visit to Edinburgh

On the 7th of August, amid the wonderful buzz of festival season in your beautiful city, I had the pleasure of co-hosting a roundtable with the Chamber of Commerce.  It was an ideal moment to meet with Scottish companies and discuss the Canada-UK commercial relationship and how we can increase…

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COBCOE Connects – going from strength to strength

COBCOE Connects is growing rapidly Since the launch of COBCOE Connects in April 2017 nearly 6.000 companies connected to 15 British Chambers of Commerce across 10 different European countries have joined the platform. The Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce joined the platform in April 2018 followed by the Dundee & Angus…

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Scottish Chamber Network: key player in boosting Scottish Export

Over the past year, the Scottish Chamber Network committed to help Scottish businesses to grow internationally through the International Trade Partnership (ITP) and Local Export Partnership (LEP) funded by the Scottish Government. In April, the Scottish Government commended the successful results achieved through the 18 months of the ITP project:…

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Edinburgh Project SEARCH

Background Edinburgh Project SEARCH is an employability programme for young people with a recognised disability. Developed in Cincinnati, USA, there are now nearly 400 sites across America, Canada and Europe with more in development. Edinburgh Project Search was introduced in Edinburgh in 2014 and we now have sites within the…

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Two promotions to director and one to associate at DM Hall for three East of Scotland residential surveyors

DM Hall, one of Scotland’s largest independent firms of chartered surveyors, has promoted Eric Andrew and Nick Hancock, two Edinburgh-based residential surveyors, currently associates in the firm, to director. Jonathan Hunter, a residential surveyor in DM Hall’s Musselburgh office has been promoted to Associate. Eric Andrew, who was elected a…

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Ain’t no stopping him now

New breakfast show for Ewen Cameron on greatest hits network Ewen Cameron today (Monday 10 September) launched his breakfast show across Bauer Scotland’s Greatest Hits network with his all-time favourite, and appropriately named, song ‘Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now’. The classic from McFadden and Whitehead set the tone for the…

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