Lothian Buses pull out all the stops to maintain special Covid-19 service

Lothian Buses has today (Friday 27 March) announced its intention to introduce a critical services network to deliver travel across Edinburgh and the Lothians from Sunday 28 March due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation. Over the last week, teams across the business analysed customer travel patterns and feedback to ensure…

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Support for key workers with timetable changes

Services running across Scotland’s Railway will be further revised from Monday, 30 March, as we refine the arrangements we have in place to keep key workers moving. Following Scottish Government guidance that advises people against all non-essential travel, ScotRail has focussed changes in the areas of the country where people…

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Edinburgh Napier University commended for ‘widening participation’ and ‘developing student skills’

The UK’s independent higher education quality body has commended Edinburgh Napier University for a range of good practice, including its ‘strategic approach to widening participation and direct entry’ and its ‘support for developing students’ skills in employability, enterprise and entrepreneurship’. The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) appointed a…

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Burges Salmon continues growth in Scotland with new partner appointment

The firm appoints Katie Russell as a partner in its Employment team, based in Edinburgh As part of Burges Salmon’s annual partner promotions, this year sees six appointments across the firm, including Edinburgh-based Katie Russell in its Employment team. These appointments bring the firm’s total number of partners to 96 as…

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Hospital workers check in to city hotel offering free meals and accommodation

Leading surgeon praises staff enabling health-workers to stay  FRONTLINE workers leading the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Edinburgh are booking in to the city’s largest independent hotel in their numbers after it committed to offering free rooms and meals. Since opening its doors on Friday evening to help clinical…

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Emergency food parcels for vulnerable families

We’re going to be delivering 2,000 emergency food parcels to vulnerable families across the city tomorrow (Friday 27 March). A team of drivers will be delivering the parcels to families who have been identified as being most in need at this challenging time. The parcels contain essential food items such…

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BCC comments on government support for the self-employed 

Welcoming measures outlined by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to support the self-employed and sole traders whose businesses have been affected by Coronavirus, BCC Director General Dr Adam Marshall said:     “The Chancellor’s announcement offers a lifeline to the vast majority of the UK’s 5 million self-employed people, many of whom have seen their livelihoods vanish overnight.    “Chambers, along with other business groups, have worked constructively…

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Business Fives founder launches Free Esports FIFA Tournament

We love football as much as our clients, arguably more!  Whilst hosting amazing corporate football events are postponed the Business Fives community can still connect with each other through shared passions. With this in mind, the first Business Esports FIFA tournament is launching online. This tournament will be free to…

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Trams to Newhaven construction work to cease in light of coronavirus guidance

Construction on Edinburgh’s Trams to Newhaven project will stop this week to protect the safety of workers and residents during the current coronavirus outbreak. The Council’s decision to instruct contractors Morrison Utility Services (MUS) and Sacyr Farrans Neopul (SFN) to cease site works follows advice from Scotland’s First Minister that…

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Council advising people to be coronavirus scam aware

It’s always important to be aware of scams but now more than ever you need to be alert as you may find you are seeing more of them as the situation with the coronavirus continues worldwide. We’d advise that you don’t click on links or open attachments in emails and…

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