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BTO’s Wills and Estates team offers free 20-minute consultation and dedicated helpline to help people put their affairs in order in light of Covid-19

The situation in which we find ourselves as a result of the Coronavirus is unlike anything the globe has experienced in modern times. The challenges of social-isolation and the anxieties around the health and wellbeing of our families and friends are severe. Lynn Melville, head of BTO’s Wills and Estates…

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Qatar Airways – We are still flying

Whilst measures are increased in the UK and across the world to battle COVID-19, I can confirm Qatar Airways are still flying where possible including the UK. Our flights are operating to get people home, nationals who are still allowed into most home countries with a dedicated isolation period on…

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Essential service changes to help limit Coronavirus impact in Edinburgh

Changes to Council services and projects currently being delivered will come into effect today to help protect the public and workers during the Coronavirus pandemic. Changes follow national measures to limit the spread of the virus These include the suspension of charges for parking bays and closing play parks Council…

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COVID-19: Help for All

Here at French Duncan we know that the COVID-19 / Coronavirus situation will mean many businesses will face challenges ahead. There are however various initiatives to support companies and individuals. A summary of how we can assist you with these is available on this PDF document, which also includes contact information…

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Gleneagles temporarily closes doors

It is with heavy hearts that we’ve taken the difficult decision to temporarily close Gleneagles from Monday 23 March until further notice. Our team and guests’ health and wellbeing is our top priority and, we believe it is a vital measure to protect their safety. This is not goodbye, from…

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Caledonian Sleeper reduces services and amends refund policy due to COVID-19 outbreak

Caledonian Sleeper is introducing a special timetable from Sunday 22 March due to the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19. The decision to reduce services has been taken in full cooperation with Transport Scotland and will allow Caledonian Sleeper to protect the service and staff while ensuring vital links remain in place.…

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Central Taxis Coronavirus update

An update for all our customers and the public generally. Hope you are well. Appreciate that this may not be relevant to all of you due to type of business and enforced closure (apologies if so) but just in case of use an update following some questions this morning from…

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Tell great stories in your virtual meetings

This week, as many of our face-to-face meetings started to get replaced with video calls the world suddenly felt different. We’ve all been adapting and thinking about how to make the most of the skills we have in a rapidly changing scenario and we’re only going to be doing more…

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Free Project / Task Management Software

During this period of disruption and as many business rapidly move to fully remote working for the first time; we would like to help our fellow chamber members if we can. As such we are happy to offer any chamber member that requires a digital solution for task and project…

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Chamber FX Update

We are seeing extreme volatility in currency markets at the moment and have had reports that some banks are not providing prices meaning clients cannot buy or sell currency. As a Chamber member you have access to Chamber FX, which is managed by us here in Moneycorp Scotland. Navigating FX…

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