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New council housing gets underway in Newtongrange, Midlothian

Hart Builders, part of the Cruden Group has secured a £10.4m contract to build a new affordable housing development on behalf of Midlothian Council.  A total of 79 units will be built at Morris Road in Newtongrange, supporting Midlothian Council’s Local Housing Strategy to deliver a high priority and cost-efficient…

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BAH, HUMBUG – Let’s Bring Some Cheer to the Year

Harvey Nichols unveils 2020 Festive Windows Luxury retailer, Harvey Nichols, today unveils the most anticipated window scheme of the year – Christmas. While 2020 may have us sighing a collective ‘bah, humbug’ not everything is Scrooged, including our new window display. Designed to spread some much-needed cheer during this festive…

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UK House Price Index figures for September 2020

Three key figures for September 2020: £161,510 The average price of a property in Scotland 4.3% The annual price change of a property in Scotland 4.4% The monthly price change of a property in Scotland Estimates for the most recent months are provisional and are likely to be updated as…

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Santa Brings Christmas to Ocean Terminal

Santa Claus brought the magic of Christmas to Ocean Terminal when he made a secret visit to the waterfront shopping centre to check that everything was just perfect for the opening of his grotto on Thursday 3 December Caught on CCV footage here, Santa tests out the hand sanitiser and…

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£2m funding boost for walking and cycling measures

The Sustrans award will support the completion of our programme of Spaces for People measures It will also allow improvements to enhance road and pavement surfaces and reduce street clutter, where possible Funding will add to £5m already received to implement temporary schemes supporting walking and cycling Edinburgh has secured…

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Miller Homes helps fund new Dunfermline hockey festival

Miller Homes is helping Dunfermline Carnegie Hockey Club get local children involved in hockey with a £500 donation towards the Club’s impressive youth programme. Development Sales Manager, Charlotte McLinton was joined by the players from Dunfermline Carnegie Hockey Club at Miller Homes’ new Lapwing Brae ‘Fletcher’ showhome, as they shared…

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How Businesses can Take Back Control of their Outgoings

National restrictions continue to significantly affect businesses across the country.  While non-essential retail, hospitality and leisure businesses have had to temporarily close during lockdown, those businesses which are still operating will also have been heavily affected by the pandemic. As such, there is an enormous pressure on businesses’ financial situation. …

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Standard Life Aberdeen join Pawprint Pioneer program to take action on ‘at home’ carbon footprint

With the ongoing pandemic, how people currently work and live has changed dramatically and therefore so has their carbon footprint. Whilst the emissions from offices and, more importantly, business travel have reduced, the majority of people are now working from home and creating emissions from increased energy use there. Standard…

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Heriot-Watt to play pivotal role in Government plans to improve the sustainability of the UK chemical industry

Female graduate and male in safety clothing (including orange suit, yellow gloves, yellow hard hat, ear protectors and safety goggles), working at BP plant in Grangemouth. Heriot-Watt University has been announced today as the Scottish partner in a £4.3m project to help transform the green credentials of the UK chemistry…

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Self Assessment customers warned about scammers posing as HMRC

Self Assessment customers should be alert to criminals claiming to be from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). As the department issues thousands of SMS messages and emails as part of its annual Self Assessment tax return push, HMRC is warning customers completing their returns to take care to avoid being…

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