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Bumper month of promotions for eleven Thorntons employees

One of Scotland’s leading law firms has demonstrated its commitment to supporting employee development with the promotion of eleven solicitors this month. The promotions have been made across the firm’s Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Fife and Angus offices with seven senior solicitors promoted to associate and four solicitors to senior solicitor.…

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Centre for Executive Engagement

The Centre for Executive Engagement in Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University, is dedicated to enhancing business productivity. Offering executive education courses across a wide range of management, operations and technical training, we offer a bespoke service to business. Embedded in practice and delivering actionable takeaways, we focus on productivity at…

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Faculty of advocates awards tender for legal work to Balfour+Manson

Balfour+Manson has won a rigorous tender process to provide legal services to the Faculty of Advocates – the first new appointment to the role for many decades. The Faculty tendered for the external advice in areas including Employment, Property, Charity Governance, Data Protection and Professional Regulation It also required the…

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Scotland’s social enterprise accelerator gears up for fifth intake of applications

LaunchMe, Scotland’s social enterprise accelerator programme has opened its fifth round of applications, looking for innovative social enterprises with the ambition to grow and achieve social impact at scale. Delivered by social enterprise agency Firstport, LaunchMe supports social enterprises to grow by getting them investment ready and directly connecting them…

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North Sighthill regeneration project is changing lives

A delighted family of five who has just moved into their new council house in North Sighthill was visited by Cllr Kate Campbell and Cllr Mandy Watt, Convener and Vice-Convener of the Housing, Homeless and Fair Work Committee. Laura Christison moved to her new three bedroom home last week with…

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Venue Finding Agencies need to strike a balance between Global and Local to deliver the best value for their customers…says Emma Little, CEO of ExecSpace

By Emma Little, Founder and CEO of ExecSpace It will come as no surprise to event planners that the power of face to face is critical to great business and that meetings and events are the best way to facilitate this, however, there is a long chain of actions that…

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Market Street hotel officially opens its doors in Scotland’s capital

Today (12 August) marks the official opening of the hotly anticipated Market Street hotel in the heart of Edinburgh’s city centre. The hotel has revealed 98 urban boutique style rooms and suites, a vibrant new reception up on the 7th floor with incredible views and a serene and stylish lobby…

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Run of lettings at Oak Mall Shopping Centre in Greenock, Inverclyde

Inverclyde’s Premier Covered Shopping Centre, Oak Mall, continues to prove popular with retail occupiers after Reith Lambert and Ryden signed up five new lettings. New tenants include gifts and stationery chain The Works, who have taken a five year lease at 22 Hamilton Way, extending to 5,500 sq ft, and…

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BCC: Economy hits the buffers in Q2

Commenting on the latest UK GDP statistics, published today by the ONS, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “The latest figures suggest that the UK economy hit the buffers in the second quarter. We’re seeing the unwinding of heightened levels of stockpiling, growing anxiety…

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Feel good this Festival and try before you buy

Edinburgh Leisure is offering non-members the opportunity to try out their facilities with a free 7-day pass.  The offer runs from Monday, 12 August until Saturday, 31 August.  Available exclusively online via the Edinburgh Leisure website, the pass gives customers seven days consecutive free access to gyms, swimming pools (including…

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