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The Cruden Group Welcomes Top Ten Apprentices

The Cruden Group has welcomed its annual intake of ten new modern apprentices as it continues its commitment to developing Scotland’s young workforce by providing a range of apprenticeship and training programmes. The new modern apprentices will become part of the 75 strong team of apprentices that the Cruden Group…

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Rebound and Remodel: CMS Scotland Future of Work Series

The CMS Scotland Future of Work series looks in depth at the different areas organisations will need to think about and delivers a series of know-how recording to support in these areas. The know-how recordings look at the legal considerations across a number of areas – people, health & safety, technology, planning…

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Plans submitted to transform city’s historic Powderhall Stables

The City of Edinburgh Council’s Powderhall Stables project has taken a major step forward this month with the submission of a planning application by Collective Architecture. Funded by the Scottish Government’s Regeneration Capital Grant Fund and the Council’s City Strategic Investment Fund, the Powderhall Stables project will comprehensively restore a…

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Time and Captain Hook’s Nightmares

In Peter Pan, Captain Hook has his nightmares. Along with the adversary in Peter, calling him a codfish and avoiding all his attempts in bringing him down, the crocodile is seen as the scary enemy that could finish him off. The sound of the Tic Toc from the clock that…

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Historic reopening as Linlithgow Palace and Blackness Castle once again welcome visitors

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is set to reopen the doors to Linlithgow Palace, birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots, on Wednesday 26 August for the first time after closing in March due to COVID-19 restrictions. This follows the recent reopening of nearby Blackness Castle, which started welcoming back visitors on…

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DM Hall responds to Covid-19-hit charity sector by extending support for its two leading Scottish health charity partners through until December 2021

Partners at DM Hall, one of Scotland’s largest independent firms of chartered surveyors, have decided to extend the duration of their funding support for two leading Scottish charities, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland and SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health) for a further twelve months. The agreement with the firm’s…

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New Sales Manager for Cruden Homes 

The Cruden Group, one of Scotland’s largest development and construction groups has appointed Shonagh Morgan to the role of Sales Manager for Cruden Homes (West) in a move which reinforces the company’s expansion plans to remain firmly at the forefront of Scotland’s residential market. Shonagh brings over 20 years of experience…

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LNER COVID-19 Update

No trains to or from London King’s Cross on September 5 and 6 To support Network Rail in delivering the East Coast Upgrade we are asking that customers do not travel to or from London on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 September as work is carried out on the tracks…

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Hillcrest Secures £50 Million

Hillcrest Homes continues to develop new homes and is currently half way through the largest development programme in their history. Nearly 300 homes were handed over in the year to March 2020 with a further 600 plus on site.  In a three year period, Hillcrest will let for an affordable…

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BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker: Firms vulnerable as government schemes approach end 

Results from the latest BCC Coronavirus Business  Tracker reveal that business conditions improved only moderately in the weeks since the UK economy suffered an historic contraction in Q2 2020, with firms still reporting high levels of reliance on government support schemes to help stem cashflow issues.     ·         38 per cent of firms reported improved revenue from UK customers  ·         More than 1 in 3 of businesses say they have three months…

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