Family focus

New mascot and improved family facilities as summer holidays begin. Families heading off on their summer holidays will be greeted by a new Edinburgh Airport mascot as part of improvements to the service offered to families. Edi the Pilot will help guide parents and guardians travelling with children to the…

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‘A-peeling’ 40% jump in Scotland’s food waste recycling

Scots are recycling more food waste than ever with the total volume and its associated carbon savings leaping by more than 40% in recent years, according to new reports published by Zero Waste Scotland. Findings from the Scottish anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas sector survey 2017, as well as the…

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Fishing for a new career

Edinburgh Leisure on the search for unqualified individuals to train as swim teachers  Looking for a new challenge and career? Edinburgh Leisure is on the search for individuals, with a passion for swimming, to train as swim teachers.    Angela McCowan, Aquatics Development Manager at Edinburgh Leisure explained:  “As the…

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Shepherd and Wedderburn appointed to all six lots of new Scottish Government Legal Services Framework

Shepherd and Wedderburn has been appointed to all six lots of the new Scottish Government Legal Services Framework following a competitive tender process. The four-year framework will be open to Scottish Central Government public sector organisation, and is effective from 1 August 2019. Shepherd and Wedderburn joins 10 other suppliers…

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ScotRail remembers Polmont rail disaster – 35 years on

ScotRail has today (Tuesday 30 July) marked the 35th anniversary of the Polmont rail disaster by laying a wreath at the station in memory of those who lost their lives. Thirteen people died and dozens more were injured in the tragic event on Monday 30 July 1984, when a rush…

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Yotel checks into Edinburgh with first city centre hotel in europe

YOTEL, the innovative global hospitality brand for smart, tech savvy travellers, officially opens its doors in Edinburgh today, marking the brand’s first city centre opening in Europe and the first of five YOTEL’s slated to open in the next nine months across the continent. Following the success of YOTEL in…

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Ghosts, ghouls and goblins dare Edinburgh to take part in the Kiltwalk

Edinburgh Dungeons teams up with Kiltwalk to get Edinburgh walking in September Characters from the Edinburgh Dungeons are scaring people to sign up to the capital’s biggest ever Kiltwalk. Characters Burke and Hare, who have tormented visitors from across the world for hundreds of years, are daring the people of…

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Thomson Cooper helps secure £1.6 million to promote the power of playlists

Thomson Cooper Accountants are delighted to have played a part in securing a £1.6 million grant for leading music and dementia charity, Playlist for Life. The award from the National Lottery Community Fund will be used to raise awareness of the benefits of playlists, and part fund the expansion of…

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BCC/Totaljobs: Business appetite to recruit strong but recruitment difficulties can’t be ignored

The latest Quarterly Recruitment Outlook from the British Chambers of Commerce, in partnership with Totaljobs, finds that recruitment intentions strengthened in the second quarter of 2019, while difficulties finding suitable staff eased, but remain high by historic standards. 60% of UK businesses attempted to recruit new hires in the previous…

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CMS announces Startup Grind sponsorship

International law firm CMS has secured sponsorship of the Scottish chapter of Startup Grind, a global initiative aimed at supporting fledgling entrepreneurs. Startup Grind is the largest independent start-up community, actively focused on educating, inspiring, and connecting more than 3.5 million entrepreneurs in over 600 chapters across the globe. The…

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