Scottish business community calls for clarity, consistency and cooperation in Covid-19 response

Scotland’s leading business organisations have issued a joint-statement in response to the private sector’s role in tackling the Covid-19 crisis. The statement reads as follows: “As thirteen of Scotland’s leading business organisations, we speak as one in restating that protecting the lives and livelihoods of all Scottish citizens remains our…

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Wide range of support for families in Edinburgh

We’ve put in place a wide range of much-needed support for families of children with additional support needs during the Coronavirus pandemic. This is clearly a very worrying time for everyone in Edinburgh but even more so for those families with children who have complex needs and require additional support.…

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Thanks everyone for helping us through this pandemic!

Council thanks the public and voluntary organisations for all their help so far pulling the city through this pandemic People asked to ‘Think Local and Act Local’ and be good neighbours, where they can To keep essential services running and look after vulnerable people Council constantly monitoring how it deploys…

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Barclays: Supporting our customers and clients impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the UK

Free banking measures for SMEs with turnover under £250k -Barclays will provide free everyday banking* and overdrafts to 650,000 customers with turnover up to £250k -The bank will waive all everyday banking fees and charges for existing business banking customers until July 2020 o    Free account fees o    Free everyday…

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Appeal for businesses in Edinburgh to follow government guidance

Legislation passed by the Scottish Government is now in place to allow our regulatory team along with Police Scotland to make sure that businesses in the city are correctly adhering to government guidance as the coronavirus pandemic continues in Edinburgh. These emergency responsibilities allow both council and police officers to…

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Good Things Come in Threes For Pinsent Masons Lawyers

International law firm Pinsent Masons has promoted one Scotland-based lawyer to Partner and two senior associates to Legal Director. The latest round of promotions saw the firm welcome 17 new Partners across the globe, including Edinburgh-based Kathryn Wynn, who is a specialist in data protection with a focus on the…

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Iconic Glenfinnan viaduct to light-up for our NHS heroes

Last night (Thursday April 2) the iconic Glenfinnan viaduct joined landmarks across the UK turning blue to show public support for NHS staff treating coronavirus patients.    The 21-arch viaduct, which stars in the Harry Potter series of films, joined famous venues and attractions like Glasgow’s SSE Hydro and Falkirk’s…

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City Region Deal launches Covid-19 Job Support

A Job matching service has launched today for the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The COVID-19 Job Support website will match live vacancies with job seekers who have registered for alerts. Information and support advice for employers, employees and jobseekers will also…

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Animal Welfare Charity Responds to Coronavirus

One of the city’s best loved charities, Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home, has had to adapt quickly to the coronavirus crisis to ensure the welfare of the dogs and cats in their care, whilst continuing to support the local community. Almost 50% of staff at Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home…

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Changes to waste collections will help protect workers’ safety

New arrangements will protect the health of frontline staff Non-statutory garden waste collections will be suspended to allow for changes Additional measures have been taken to safeguard public health Changes will be made to waste collections in Edinburgh to ensure the continued delivery of essential services and to protect the…

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