Edinburgh’s Red Dog Music Wins Top Retailer Award

Grassmarket-based musical instrument store bags MIA “Best Medium Retailer” gong in annual awards ceremony Edinburgh-based independent music store Red Dog Music has been awarded the title of Best Medium Retailer by the Music Industries Association, the UK Trade Association of the musical instrument industry. The award is decided by a…

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Qatar Airways’ Flights To Edinburgh To Increase To A Daily Scheduled Service

EDINBURGH, UK. 18 November – Qatar Airways will operate a daily, direct scheduled service from Doha’s Hamad International Airport to Edinburgh Airport from 1st May 2015. The announcement comes just six months after the successful launch of the five-weekly service on the route and reinforces the airline’s commitment to add…

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Stay cautious on Japan

It’s been another interesting month in Japan. A surprise decision to increase the size of the central bank’s quantitative easing programme coincided neatly with the move by the vast Government Pension Investment Fund (with in excess of US$ 1trillion in assets under management) to boost allocations to equities, both domestic…

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Alzheimer Scotland Invites You & A Guest To A Festive Shopping Evening Hosted By Austin Reed

Come along to a Christmas themed shopping evening with a festive 20% off at Austin Reed, 102-104 George Street, Edinburgh, on Thursday 4 December.  Enjoy complimentary refreshments and entertainment, browse Alzheimer Scotland’s selection of Christmas cards and learn more about our work making sure no one goes through dementia alone. …

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The next Dishaa takes place in Ahmedabad, India from the 15-18 February 2015

Common Purpose has just launched recruitment for its next international leadership development programme, Dishaa, which will take place in February 2015 in Ahmedabad, India. Dishaa is a programme that connects emerging talent from the UK and India to spend time learning and working together, exploring the process of innovation and…

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Scottish event to highlight the need for more skilled developers in the UK

The UK needs developers, there just aren’t enough to go around. The shortage of skilled developers in the UK has reached the government’s UK Shortage Occupation list and been widely publicised in the press. Employers of all sizes report that they struggle to recruit experienced developers and that there are…

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Cleantech: The Key Ingredient for a Sustainable Food & Drink Industry (Edinburgh)

We would be delighted if you could join us at our next ecoConnect forum on Cleantech: The Key Ingredient for a Sustainable Food & Drink Industry Key issues will be debated by our Expert Panel, including: Julie Hesketh-Laird, Director of Operational & Technical Affairs, Scottish Whisky Association Andrew Lyle, Managing…

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Mergers and acquisitions: How robust is your due diligence?

We are all aware that following a robust due diligence programme is an absolutely critical part of any deal-making process in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) arena. It would be a foolhardy group of investors who proceed with deals without analysing every single aspect of the management buy-in, buy-out, merger…

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Why not have an afternoon with all the family and join Edinburgh Rugby as they take on Cardiff Blues at BT Murrayfield!

The last time Edinburgh Rugby played the welshmen in the Capital, a fast paced game resulted in 7 tries with the home side falling agonisingly short at the death. It will be another hard fought battle, one which Edinburgh Rugby will go all out to WIN! URL : http://www.edinburghrugby.org/match-report/edinburgh-rugby-vs-cardiff-blues-sun-23112014-1600

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Queen Margaret University shortlisted for national knowledge exchange awards

Queen Margaret University (QMU), Edinburgh, is one of thirteen companies, consortia and individuals from across Scotland shortlisted as finalists in the Interface Excellence Awards 2014. Showcasing collaborations between businesses and Scottish academia, the third annual Excellence Awards will highlight the economic, social and innovative impacts arising from collaborative projects undertaken…

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