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New year, new street: the importance of creating liveable neighbourhoods

Streets and public spaces are the connective tissue that hold communities together. The quality of these spaces can be the difference between a place you consider to be ‘home’ ending at your front door or extending to your entire neighbourhood. The last century has seen car ownership become the norm.…

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DM Hall completes sale of Stirling’s Nicky-Tams to dynamic young hospitality entrepreneurs, Craig and Kayleigh Keith

DM Hall, one of Scotland’s largest independent firms of chartered surveyors, has successfully completed the sale of Stirling’s Nicky-Tams Bar & Bothy to young hospitality professionals Craig and Kayleigh Keith. Situated in Baker Street in the city centre and within easy reach of Stirling Castle, Nicky-Tams is one of Stirling’s…

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Are you getting the best value from your venue?

It comes as no surprise that one of the key elements of organising any event is securing a space or venue. It may sound like simple work – finding a venue and exchanging contracts – but the devil is in the detail and more often than not, there’s a myriad…

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John Kempsell joins DM Hall’s Dumfries office as Senior surveyor

New appointee has built a successful professional property industry career from his first job as an apprentice bricklayer DM Hall, one of Scotland’s largest independent firms of chartered surveyors, has appointed John Kempsell to the role of senior surveyor in its Dumfries office. Born and bred in Dumfries, John, 52,…

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Doubts over sprouts? Scots don’t know how Brussels sprouts are grown, finds Barclays

Almost a third of Scottish consumers (32%) don’t know how Brussels sprouts are grown Over a fifth (22%) of Scots admit to taking steps to avoid them at the dinner table Spending on Brussels sprouts adds £16.5 million to the Scottish economy each year Nearly one in ten (8%) Scots…

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Revenue and profits hike at Anderson Strathern

Record numbers for independent Scottish legal firm Revenue up 7 per cent to £24.4m, profits up 28 per cent to £8.9m Client wins during the year included Edinburgh Airport, Skills Development Scotland, General Teaching Council for Scotland, Glasgow Clyde College and University of St Andrews Firm joined global Meritas legal…

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Development site takes major step forward as agents bring plots to market

The future of one of the largest brownfield sites in the UK has taken a major step forward as a range of new development plots are brought to the market. The 1,049-acre Westfield site near Kinglassie in Fife, has been earmarked for industrial, employment and energy related uses by owner…

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The new Malmaison on St. Andrew Square

The newest addition to the hospitality industry in Edinburgh is here! The new Malmaison on St. Andrew Square is opening its doors to the public on the 6th December. The historic townhouse conversion will offer 72 contemporary bedrooms, a small private dining area and the well-renown Chez Mal Bar and…

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Cargo bikes and shopping vouchers help support tram route businesses

Cargo bikes to help with deliveries and specially-commissioned vouchers for local shops are part of a £2.4m package of Support for Business measures helping local traders along the Trams to Newhaven route now that construction work is under way.   Work started in Constitution Street and Leith Walk on 18…

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BT launches new support for SMEs in Scotland

BT offering free digital skills training to SMEs and fibre broadband upgrades 5G now available to BT customers in Glasgow and Edinburgh Small and medium sized businesses in Glasgow are being given the chance to learn vital digital skills for free. BT is working with Google Digital Garage to deliver…

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