Councils in south east Scotland welcome £1.2m for pop-up bus priority measures

More than £1.2m in funding has been awarded to local authorities in the south east of Scotland for emergency measures to prioritise public transport. Transport Scotland has allocated the funding from its £10m Bus Priority Rapid Deployment Fund, which will support temporary changes to improve bus journey times and reliability on…

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Safety measures put in place as popular

18th Edition training returns to SELECT HQ  Scotland’s largest trade association, SELECT, has introduced a range of comprehensive COVID-19 safety measures as it prepares to restart partial training sessions at its headquarters outside Edinburgh.  Staggered start times, reduced class sizes, clear signage and a range of hygiene measures are all…

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Hart Builders to deliver affordable city homes at Leith Links

Hart Builders, part of the Cruden Group, is to deliver a multi-million pound new housing development on the site of the historic Edinburgh Roperie and Sailworks Company in Leith, Edinburgh. Following a successful land deal secured by the Cruden Group, the £25m development will be delivered in partnership with PfP Capital. Construction…

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ScotRail introduces Stonehaven shuttle service to keep customers moving

ScotRail has introduced a shuttle service between Aberdeen and Stonehaven to keep customers in the north east moving. The new shuttle service, which was introduced today (Monday, 31 August), calls at Aberdeen, Portlethen, and Stonehaven, with some services extended to start or terminate at Inverurie or Dyce. A replacement bus…

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Council seeking input from city employers – impact of COVID on travel to work

The Council, and business community partners such as Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce and Federation of Small Businesses, have been tweeting this week to share the request for businesses to register interest in a piece of research to find out intentions around travel to work as we move through the moving…

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ScotRail ‘proud’ to be up for top award

ScotRail has been named as a finalist in the 2020 RBS Proud Scotland Awards, Scotland’s LGBTQI+ Diversity & Inclusion Awards. The train operator has made the shortlist of finalists in the Travel Company Award category, which recognises companies that deliver an exceptional service to LGBTQI+ travellers at home or abroad…

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QMU student business in the running for £30,000 in Santander funding

Queen Margaret University graduate and co-owner of S’wheat Jake Elliott-Hook is in the running for up to £30,000 of business funding as part of Santander Universities ‘Emerging Entrepreneurs’ programme. Jake Elliott-Hook, who runs S’wheat – the Edinburgh based start-up company behind the world’s first plant-based, double-ended water bottle – with…

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Interview with Roy Luxford, Programme Director at Edinburgh International Festival

This year the Edinburgh International Festival, one of the five festivals that transform the city each August, could not take place as planned for the first time since it was established in 1947. Instead, the International Festival launched My Light Shines On, a digital programme of Scottish artists, an outdoor…

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Live Webinar: Things you need to know in the world of Employment Law

    Wednesday 30 September 2020 2.00pm – 3.00pm BST MacRoberts’ Employment team would be delighted if you would join us for a live webinar. At this session, our speakers will cover and discuss the issues and processes surrounding: • Employee and worker status • Unfair dismissal/wrongful dismissal (Redundancy will also come…

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First West Lothian to operate three new contracted bus services for City of Edinburgh Council

Service 20 will be extended on existing route. New link to Ingliston P+R for additional interchange options. Route beyond Hermiston Gait to Chesser via Wester Hailes & Clovenstone restored. Operates hourly. Service 63 builds upon existing route by extending to Balerno via Currie offering new links from these areas to…

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