Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh awarded for going above and beyond

Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian brought home an impressive four awards from the regional awards ceremony for the People of Excellence – Scottish Hotel Awards 2019, which recently took place in the capital. The Scottish Hotel Awards is a national scheme that has highlighted and promoted excellence and outstanding…

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Monthly House Price Index statistics for December 2018 published

Average price of a property in Scotland up 2.4 per cent on previous year. The latest publication of the monthly UK HPI shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in December 2018 was £148,711 – an increase of 2.4 per cent on December in the previous year and a decrease of 0.9 per cent when…

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Sustrans urges people to “Reimagine your commute” with the Scottish Workplace Journey Challenge 2019

Walking and cycling charity, Sustrans Scotland, is encouraging people to leave the car behind and reimagine their commute this March by joining the Scottish Workplace Journey Challenge. Workplaces from across the country will compete to get their staff travelling sustainably to see who can clock up the most walking, cycling,…

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Edinburgh and Glasgow house prices to trump UK averages over next five years

House prices in Edinburgh and Glasgow are set to grow by 16.5% and 13.7% respectively over the next five years to 2023, according to new research from the UK’s leading property consultancy, JLL. Forecasts for the next five years across Scotland suggest more moderate growth of around 11.5%, marginally outperforming…

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Coach others to success

Do you have what it takes to inspire youngsters to reach their goals?  Edinburgh Leisure is hiring qualified swimming and gymnastics coaches.   A recruitment open day will be held at the Royal Commonwealth Pool on Tuesday, 26 February from 2-7 pm.  Additional recruitment days will also be held on 28…

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Record Growth for Leading Network Provider

Outstanding year of success for Commsworld Helps Revenues Grow  ONE of the UK’s leading independent network providers is celebrating its most successful year to date with revenues breaking through the £20 million barrier – up 41% increase on the previous year along with a threefold growth in profits. Established in…

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European Super Angels Club looks to Scotland for startups

FAST FACTS -60% of the UK’s data science graduates at Masters level are in Scotland -Scottish Equity Partners’ latest £260 million fund invests in technology companies across the UK -Edinburgh’s tech sector employs over 38,000 people   ‘Just like in geopolitics, there are two major powers when it comes to…

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ScotRail Foundation awards £7,000 to community projects in Glasgow

A visual arts display in Glasgow Central Station and a community music festival in the city have been given the go-ahead thanks to almost £7,000 worth of grants from the ScotRail Foundation Cultural and Arts Fund. The ScotRail Foundation is part of the ‘ScotRail in the Community’ initiative and aims…

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What are Foundation Apprenticeships?

Foundation Apprenticeships were developed by Skills Development Scotland (SDS) to introduce senior phase school pupils (S5/6) to work-based learning, bridge the skills gap in Scotland and tackle disproportionate youth unemployment. Since their inception they have grown nationally with a current total of 12 frameworks, of which Edinburgh College offer 10.…

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Edinburgh Gigabit City Construction partnership accelerates rollout of UK’s fibre future

CityFibre selects Amey to deploy £100m fibre network in Edinburgh Work in residential streets gets underway in Balerno this week 12 February 2019 – CityFibre has today announced an agreement with leading infrastructure provider Amey to extend its 150km network in Edinburgh to homes and businesses across the city. On completion,…

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