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Blog/8 Reasons Why…Edinburgh
5th February 2020Edinburgh is a city that promises culture, beautiful architecture, world-class whisky, and is the UK’s ‘fastest growing tech hub’. What a place to call home! See our ‘8 Reasons Why…Edinburgh’ is THE tech hub to watch. When you think, Edinburgh – what do you think of? Castles, whisky, rolling green hills, Mary…
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Leading Scottish law firm strengthens Lender Services with senior appointments
5th February 2020Aberdein Considine has moved to strengthen its banking litigation team with two senior appointments. Natalie Mortimer has joined the firm as the Head of Compliance for the Lender Services Practice Group. Natalie has moved to Aberdein Considine from Virgin Money where she was Head of Risk, Compliance and Quality. She…
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Best foot forward: Iconic Paolozzi sculptures return to Picardy Place
5th February 2020Much-loved sculptures by the artist Eduardo Paolozzi were returned to their home on Picardy Place today (Tuesday, 4 February) after more than two years in a temporary location. The three-part bronze work, known as the Manuscript of Monte Cassino, was placed in the gardens between London Road and Hillside Crescent…
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ScotRail’s class 385 train is the best in Britain
5th February 2020ScotRail’s Hitachi class 385 electric train is now officially the nation’s best performing new train – delivering more reliability for customers than any other in Britain. Abellio’s £475 million investment in brand new and upgraded trains means there are now 70 of the faster, greener, and longer trains in service…
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Scottish Commercial Property Deals Top £2bn Despite Q4 Slowdown
5th February 2020Latest Colliers International Snapshot Shows Annual Transactions fell 23% in 2019 Glasgow, 5 February 2020 – The Scottish commercial property market suffered a “disappointing” final quarter but deals still broke through the £2bn mark for the sixth year running, according to Colliers International. The commercial property specialist’s quarterly Scotland Snapshot…
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More seats for Scotland’s Six Nations clash
4th February 2020ScotRail has confirmed it is adding more seats for rugby fans travelling to Scotland’s Six Nations home game at the BT Murrayfield Stadium this weekend. Scotland play England on Saturday, 8 February at 4.45pm, and to help keep everyone moving, additional carriages will be added to key services on the…
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Blog/Prohibition on levelling down of Normal Pension Age
4th February 2020Safeway Ltd v Andrew Richard Newton and Safeway Pension Trustees Ltd By way of providing some background to this case, in Barber v Guardian Royal Exchange, almost 30 years ago, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held that pension benefits were classified as “pay”. This meant that…
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Cash for Kids receives £75,000 donation
4th February 2020A law firm’s annual charity campaign has reached a record milestone as Thorntons raises £75,000 for Cash for Kids through its Charity Wills initiative – a £13,000 increase on the previous year. Now in its 23rd year, Thorntons’ Charity Wills month takes place across its offices in Fife, Dundee, Perth,…
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Eco-friendly firm cleans up with Business Gateway support
4th February 2020An eco-friendly supplies firm has achieved significant business growth and increased brand awareness thanks to expert help and advice from Business Gateway. Based in Kirkintilloch, Everything Hygiene is an environmentally friendly supplies company that specialises in sustainable products, from recycled toilet tissue and kitchen roll to catering aprons, chemical free…
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Evergreen Edinburgh leads the way
4th February 2020Edinburgh households are more climate aware and generate less waste per resident than those of any other major Scottish City according to new report produced by the City of Edinburgh Council. The 13th annual edition of Edinburgh by Numbers, just published, provides a statistical overview of the Capital and how…
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