Innovative businesses in Ireland and Scotland recognised by Causeway Awards

20 September, Edinburgh – On Thursday 19th September, the winners of the third consecutive Causeway: Ireland Scotland Business Exchange awards were announced at a ceremony hosted by Rt Hon The Lord Provost of Glasgow in Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. The awards event showcases the strength of business ties between…

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BCC study shows major gaps in official Brexit guidance for businesses in the event of ‘no deal’  

The British Chambers of Commerce today publishes an evaluation of official UK Government guidance to businesses on critical operational issues in the event of an unwanted ‘no deal’ exit on 31st October.   The leading business group has found that, at the time of publication, 31 of 36 business-critical areas are still marked amber…

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Council leaders pledge to put young people at the heart of climate change strategy

Young people will be central to the development of plans to make Edinburgh carbon neutral by 2030, senior councillors have pledged. Depute Leader Cammy Day and Senior SNP Councillor Ellie Bird invited Sandy Boyd, the Trinity school pupil behind tomorrow’s Edinburgh Youth Climate Strike, to meet them in the City…

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Listen to Season 5 of Employment Lawyer in Your Pocket!

Listen to Season 5 Episode 1 now Employment Lawyer in Your Pocket returns with their new season of podcasts – “listen and learn”. The #ELiYP team tell a story, week by week, about a situation which the team has encountered. The team then discuss the law relating to that situation.…

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BTO to headline sponsor Edinburgh Art Fair for third year

The EAF will return this November to the Edinburgh Corn Exchange to celebrate its 15th anniversary with 65 exhibiting galleries from around the UK and abroad and over 500 artists from across the globe. The EAF will run from Friday 22 – Sunday 24 November 2019. Visitors will discover a…

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Global Gate Capital to fund Miller Developments industrial pre-let to Oceaneering in Aberdeen

Global Gate Capital, a global investment management firm, has completed a deal to forward fund a new 88,050 sq ft industrial facility at D2 Business Park, Dyce near Aberdeen International Airport for £11.5 million. Ryden’s Aberdeen office provided investment agency and building consultancy advice to Global Gate Capital. The facility has been pre-let…

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Fourteen trainees start their legal career with Thorntons

Leading Scottish law firm Thorntons has swelled its ranks with fourteen new trainee solicitors – its largest ever single intake. The new recruits have joined the firm to undertake a two year traineeship across its network of offices and will develop their skills and knowledge working across a variety of…

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Barclays issues warning to university students, as number of under-21s recruited as money mules nearly doubles

-New data from Barclays reveals that under-21s being recruited as money mules increased by 97 per cent between 2016 and 2018 -Seven in 10 (71 per cent) Scottish university students admit to not being aware of the consequences of being caught laundering money -With many victims being tricked into becoming…

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BCC and Unum: Employee wellbeing critical to business success as firms face staff absences due to ill health

Over two-fifths (43%) of businesses have had employees absent from work for more than four weeks due to ill health in the last two years, according to new research by the British Chambers of Commerce and Unum. The overriding impacts of staff absences are operational (88%) and on staff morale…

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House prices in Scotland grow twice as fast as the UK average

Monthly UK House Price Index figures released for July 2019. Three key figures for July: £153,968 The average price of a property in Scotland 1.4% The annual price change of a property in Scotland 0.7% The monthly price change of a property in Scotland Estimates for the most recent months…

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