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Predictive Analytics using Python Online MicroMasters® Programme

This is the age of big data. Organisations now have more data than ever and can only make successful decisions by interpreting data efficiently and effectively. Led by an academic team at the forefront of business analytics from our triple-accredited Business School, the University of Edinburgh’s MicroMasters® in Predictive Analytics…

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Record investment delivers improved service on trains and at stations across Scotland

Record investment across Scotland’s Railway, including £475 million on new and upgraded trains, is delivering a better service for customers, according to new figures published today. The Service Quality Incentive Regime (SQUIRE) report released by Transport Scotland has shown that the service on ScotRail trains and at stations improved significantly…

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Scots landlords facing ten-months without rental income under new system

Scottish landlords are now facing a ten-month legal headache to evict tenants who refuse to pay rent, new research has revealed. Official figures uncovered by national letting experts Aberdein Considine show that the average eviction now takes over 300 days following a legal shake-up by the Scottish Government. Aberdein Considine…

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All aboard for 2030: A greener, healthier, better connected capital

Edinburgh’s tram line could be extended to Granton and south to the Bio Quarter while many of the city’s iconic streets could be pedestrianised under radical new plans being considered by councillors. Published today (Friday, 10 January), the Draft City Mobility Plan (CMP) sets out a ten-year vision for mobility…

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Time to grasp the nettle – by Council Leader Adam McVey and Depute Leader Cammy Day

For over a thousand years Edinburgh has grown and thrived, balancing adaptation with conserving strengths. Great projects have been conceived and implemented to benefit all citizens: creating the New Town, improving public health through proper sanitation, revolutionising mass transportation from horse to powered vehicle – the list goes on. The…

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19 month-high for trains running on time

Moving annual average for train punctuality best since June 2018. Period 10 performance up 2.5 per cent on same period last year. The number of trains running on time across Scotland’s Railway has reached its highest level since June 2018, as customers reap the rewards of investment in infrastructure and…

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Recycle on the go in Edinburgh with #intheloop

In our increasingly busy lives, we’re eating and drinking more when we’re out and about. This new trend produces a lot of packaging, much of which isn’t being recycled. In Edinburgh, a RECOUP study showed 1/3 of materials thrown away from on-street bins could actually be recycled! The good news is Edinburgh…

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Lothian announce revised fares from Sunday 2 February

Lothian have today (Thursday 9 January) announced that fares will be revised across its group of companies; Lothian, Lothiancountry and EastCoastbuses services from Sunday 2 February 2020. The fare review will see some of the company’s fares increase for the first time in two years, with Adult single fares increased…

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Broadband take-up hits 60 per cent as top tourist centre connects

Prehistoric Scotland met the 21st century with the Crannog Centre in Kenmore being the latest location to sign up to receive fibre broadband thanks to the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband programme. Across Scotland of the 943,000 homes and businesses who have received deployment thanks to the programme, more than 60%…

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HSE Prosecutions At All Time Low But Businesses Must Maintain Standards

Health and safety expert Bruce Craig, of legal firm Pinsent Masons, has warned that while prosecutions for breaching health and safety laws are at record low levels, businesses have a duty to maintain the highest standards. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted just under 400 cases in the UK…

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