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Shepherd and Wedderburn appointed to all six lots of new Scottish Government Legal Services Framework

Shepherd and Wedderburn has been appointed to all six lots of the new Scottish Government Legal Services Framework following a competitive tender process. The four-year framework will be open to Scottish Central Government public sector organisation, and is effective from 1 August 2019. Shepherd and Wedderburn joins 10 other suppliers…

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ScotRail remembers Polmont rail disaster – 35 years on

ScotRail has today (Tuesday 30 July) marked the 35th anniversary of the Polmont rail disaster by laying a wreath at the station in memory of those who lost their lives. Thirteen people died and dozens more were injured in the tragic event on Monday 30 July 1984, when a rush…

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Yotel checks into Edinburgh with first city centre hotel in europe

YOTEL, the innovative global hospitality brand for smart, tech savvy travellers, officially opens its doors in Edinburgh today, marking the brand’s first city centre opening in Europe and the first of five YOTEL’s slated to open in the next nine months across the continent. Following the success of YOTEL in…

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Mearns & Company – Managing Director Update July 2019

Having started my role as Managing Director at Mearns & Company in January 2018, now seems like a good opportunity to reflect back over the last year and a half to share some personal highlights. Although this is my nineteenth year working with Mearns & Company, starting a new role…

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Annuities – a thing of the past or the road to a certain financial future?

Annuities. A throwback to a bygone era, right? Something that went out with VHS recorders, travellers’ cheques and shell suits? Well…, not quite. If Mark Twain was around today he would question whether reports of the death of the annuity have been greatly exaggerated. So what is an annuity? Simply…

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Ghosts, ghouls and goblins dare Edinburgh to take part in the Kiltwalk

Edinburgh Dungeons teams up with Kiltwalk to get Edinburgh walking in September Characters from the Edinburgh Dungeons are scaring people to sign up to the capital’s biggest ever Kiltwalk. Characters Burke and Hare, who have tormented visitors from across the world for hundreds of years, are daring the people of…

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Thomson Cooper helps secure £1.6 million to promote the power of playlists

Thomson Cooper Accountants are delighted to have played a part in securing a £1.6 million grant for leading music and dementia charity, Playlist for Life. The award from the National Lottery Community Fund will be used to raise awareness of the benefits of playlists, and part fund the expansion of…

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BCC/Totaljobs: Business appetite to recruit strong but recruitment difficulties can’t be ignored

The latest Quarterly Recruitment Outlook from the British Chambers of Commerce, in partnership with Totaljobs, finds that recruitment intentions strengthened in the second quarter of 2019, while difficulties finding suitable staff eased, but remain high by historic standards. 60% of UK businesses attempted to recruit new hires in the previous…

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CMS announces Startup Grind sponsorship

International law firm CMS has secured sponsorship of the Scottish chapter of Startup Grind, a global initiative aimed at supporting fledgling entrepreneurs. Startup Grind is the largest independent start-up community, actively focused on educating, inspiring, and connecting more than 3.5 million entrepreneurs in over 600 chapters across the globe. The…

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Ambitious hotel unveils new facilities with funding support from Barclays

Castlecary House Hotel, near Glasgow, has unveiled new facilities and increased its workforce after completing a renovation with the support of a significant six-figure funding package from Barclays The £400,000 funding package from Barclays has enabled the owners to completely refurbish the bar area of the hotel, creating the new…

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