Rare whale bones amongst historical discoveries made in tram project excavations

Whale bones, a cannonball and historic human remains amongst finds Archaeologists also found potential evidence of the area’s 16th and 17th century fortifications The team are now resuming their work to explore Leith’s heritage as the project recommences An assortment of historic artefacts unearthed around Constitution Street as part of…

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Burges Salmon hosts Q&A with The Pensions Regulator

The firm’s Pensions team has hosted a Q&A webinar with David Fairs, Executive Director for regulatory policy, analysis and advice at TPR. As part of a series of webinars and podcasts being produced by the firm’s Pensions practice, guest speaker David Fairs, Executive Director for regulatory policy, analysis and advice…

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From Pints to PPE – Scottish business pivots to keep hospitality staff ‘topped up

EDINBURGH 16th June 2020 –  Staff at the Citi Hotel Aberdeen and award winning Edinburgh pub, Malones have pivoted from pulling pints to picking and packing PPE as lockdown eases and businesses return to work. The idea is the brainchild of 32-year old Sarah Colquhoun, who was spurred into action…

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2050 Edinburgh City Vision given seal of approval by Councillors

– Fair, Pioneering, Welcoming and Thriving endorsed as Edinburgh’s city values for the next 30 years – Next steps include the development of a Vision Charter for local business, setting out metrics for success and an annual youth council for accountability – Lord Provost will sign charter on behalf of City of Edinburgh…

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Established JV to inject £10m into Ocean Terminal to refocus shopping centre future in Edinburgh

An established investment and asset management joint venture (JV) between ICG Real Estate and its Scottish partner Ambassador Group, has taken control of Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh’s leading waterfront shopping centre. This approach aims to move away from previous thinking about transforming the centre into an outlet mall and instead will…

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Face coverings to be worn from today

All customers must wear a face covering when travelling with LNER or on any other public transport in England from today. There are exemptions for children under 11 and those with a health reason or other reasonable excuse. The Scottish Government is advising that face coverings should be worn on…

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Pay and display parking charges to resume on 22 June

Parking attendants will begin issuing warnings from this week (15 June) Changes will support Edinburgh’s economic recovery as well as encouraging active travel Parking dispensation for residents’ parking permit-holders will continue Charges for on-street pay and display parking will be resumed in Edinburgh from Monday, 22 June. We suspended the…

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Clyde & Co announces virtual Scottish Liability Conference

Live Q&A session replaces annual Glasgow event Edinburgh, 15 June 2020: Global law firm Clyde & Co has announced a virtual Liability Conference to replace their annual event which ordinarily takes place in Glasgow. On 24 June the firm hosts a live Q&A session online at 2pm with some of…

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let’s all flysafe – New campaign and measures to help passengers return to travel.

A new campaign and range of measures to help passengers and staff prepare for the return of travel has been announced by Edinburgh Airport. The ‘let’s all flysafe’ campaign is part of the airport’s readiness programme as airlines begin to restart operations and will provide confidence and reassurance to those…

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Calls for a change in legislation to protect cyclists

An Edinburgh lawyer is calling for the UK to adopt a similar approach to other European countries of presumed liability of drivers when cyclists are involved in a road accident. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic the government has been promoting cycling, not only for its health benefits during lockdown, but also…

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