Budget Must Back Business, Cut Costs and Deliver Growth
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Budget Must Back Business, Cut Costs and Deliver Growth
9th September 2026The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is calling on Chancellor, John Healey, to ‘Back Business, Cut Costs and Deliver Growth’ in his first Budget statement. With BCC research showing fragile business confidence, its budget submission asks the Chancellor to give firms the ‘breathing space’ they need to create jobs,…
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Scottish tourism and events businesses invited to travel trade event
9th September 2026VisitScotland Connect 2027 to be held in Glasgow next April Applications for trade-ready businesses open today Previous sold-out event is forecast to directly generate £10 million in tourism business across Scotland Scottish tourism and events businesses are being invited to apply for Scotland’s flagship travel trade event, VisitScotland Connect 2027.…
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Edinburgh College continues to expand its PDVL partnership across Asia
9th September 2026Edinburgh College is continuing to expand its PDVL (The Prince’s Foundation) programme across Asia after securing a number of new international partnerships with schools in Indonesia and Taiwan. Representatives from the College recently travelled to Asia to further develop its PDVL programme, formalising partnerships and signing Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs)…
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New ‘Dads, Babies, & Beers’ group launches in ‘Edinburgh’s most family friendly pub’
9th September 2026A brand-new community group, ‘Dads, Babies, & Beers’, has launched in Edinburgh to help new fathers bond with their babies, meet like-minded Dads, and help give mums a much-needed break through a new weekly meetup. The group’s inaugural event will take place on 16th September from 6:00 PM to 8:00…
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Thousands supported to get active as Edinburgh Leisure reveals city-wide impact
9th September 2026People across Edinburgh are improving their health, building confidence and finding connection, according to Edinburgh Leisure’s new 2025–26 Impact Report. The findings support the charity’s 2030 mission to transform the city’s health and wellbeing by reducing barriers, developing new ways to deliver activity, and working with people and communities to…
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AI Opportunity and Challenge Demands Intergovernmental Focus
9th September 2026This last year has seen the world catapult into a phase of rapid, exponential AI growth, both in frontier model capability and enterprise adoption. With tech accelerating at a dizzying pace, how can business leaders and policy makers make sense of the scale of change that is either in the…
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Scientists get AI-powered imaging platform that spots disease cell by cell
9th September 2026Scientists in Scotland are set to benefit from a new AI-powered imaging platform capable of identifying rare cellular events among millions of cells and examining biological processes in unprecedented detail. Using artificial intelligence to automatically identify areas of interest and capture high volumes of data, the platform will generate the…
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From school bell to surf waves with Lost Shore’s After School Club
9th September 2026Young surfers who have caught the surfing bug at Lost Shore’s Kids Surf Camps can now keep developing their skills throughout the year through the resort’s After School Club. Designed as the next step for children who have completed a summer surf camp, the programme gives young surfers the chance…
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Panto returns to the King’s with dazzling festive line-up!
8th September 2026This winter, Capital Theatres’ beloved panto returns to its traditional home, the King’s Theatre, in a magical homecoming with The Adventures of Pinocchio (Sat 28 Nov 2026 to Sun 17 Jan 2027). Celebrating the reopening of the King’s Theatre, is the much- loved trio: Allan Stewart as May Geppetto, Grant Stott as the evil Stromboli and Jordan Young in the title role of Pinocchio. The dazzling festive line-up…
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Edinburgh’s festival season: record demand, rising costs
8th September 2026By Ben Sutherland, Partner, MHA, Edinburgh As another festival season closes, it’s worth taking stock of what August actually means for Edinburgh’s economy – and the structural issues the city still needs to solve. The scale of it never stops being remarkable. With the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society confirming 2.8…
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