ScotRail adds more seats for Spice Girls show  

ScotRail is adding more seats to trains for the hotly anticipated Spice Girls concert at BT Murrayfield in Edinburgh on Saturday 8 June. Extra carriages will be added to dozens of trains to and from Haymarket – the closest station to the stadium – in addition to every train between…

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Later after life planning

This is a rare opportunity for you to come along and listen to experts from St. James’s Place Wealth Management and Mattac Legal, who will give you an overview of all you will need for financial security and peace of mind in later life. The session is most beneficial to…

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Shepherd and Wedderburn appoints Head of Diversity, Development and Inclusion

Shepherd and Wedderburn, the leading independent, Scottish-headquartered UK law firm, has appointed a Head of Diversity, Development and Inclusion. Yvonne Brady, a senior partner, is responsible for all of Shepherd and Wedderburn’s diversity and inclusion initiatives, and maximising their impact for the benefit of colleagues and clients. This includes overseeing…

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Brodies’ infrastructure team secures key project appointments

Brodies LLP, Scotland’s largest law firm, has been appointed to advise hub South East Scotland Limited on a number of primary and secondary school projects in East Lothian, West Lothian and Edinburgh. The hub programme is an innovative long-term approach to providing new community facilities for the delivery of local…

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Make your move to Scotland’s vibrant capital with Miller Homes

The leading housebuilder offers incentives on three-bedroom homes A collection of contemporary, energy efficient homes, Miller Homes’ Manor Wood development offers a fantastic destination for commuters, first-time buyers and families to settle down in the east. And with a host of incentives on three bedroom homes, including 5% deposit paid,…

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National business golf champions crowned at Carnoustie

Golfer’s from companies throughout the country gathered on the Burnside Course at Carnoustie Golf Links to play for Business Fours 2019 title. L-R – Thomas McGoldrick, Craig Logan. Scott Fyfe, John McClarey, Craig-Weir There was 7 stableford scores in the 40’s as conditions where perfect for the golfers on a…

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Lifetime allowance tax could trap more than a million pension savers

Initially introduced in 2006, the pension lifetime allowance has been gradually reduced from its peak of £1.8m.   For most people, the lifetime allowance in the current 2019/20 tax year is £1,055,000.  The Lifetime Allowance is expected to increase each year on the 6th of April in line with the Consumer…

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Confidence among Scottish businesses dips

  Overall confidence of firms in Scotland fell nine points in the past month to zero per cent Firms’ confidence in their own business prospects is 17 per cent, compared with 19 per cent in April In line with the trend seen across the UK, business confidence in Scotland fell…

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Fifth International Conference on Lean Six Sigma for Higher Education – June 2019

Leading the Culture of Operational and Service Excellence through Lean and Six Sigma methodologies 24th and 25th June 2019 Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Organised and Chaired by Professor Jiju Antony; Professor of Quality Management, Editor, International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (IJLSS) Associate Editor, Total Quality Management…

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From Atlanta to Edinburgh: A 4,000-Mile Journey for Love

When Meg and Scott decided on a destination for their wedding day, there was only one choice – the Monteith’s ancestral homeland of Scotland, and only one venue – the magnificent Scottish Renaissance Castle that is Winton Castle. 119 friends and family travelled all the way from Atlanta in the…

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