News & Blog

Read the latest business news, blogs and thought leadership articles from our members, as well as updates on the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce's work in the city.

News & Blog
  • Vacancy as Chair of our Board of Trustees at The Queen’s Hall

    6th June 2019

    The Queen’s Hall welcomes applications from dynamic individuals who will effortlessly take on an outward facing advocacy role, provide strong business contacts and who have a passion for music and the arts. The Queen’s Hall is one of the key cultural venues in Edinburgh where it has presented live music…

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  • Candlemaker Row transformation gives glimpse of proposed changes

    6th June 2019

    Edinburgh’s Candlemaker Row will be transformed this weekend as part of a consultation on major proposals to reshape the surrounding area. The historic street will be temporarily closed to motor traffic on Sunday (9 June) and brought to life by art installations, circus performances and buskers for the public’s enjoyment.…

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  • The aftermath of the EU election – where do we go from here?

    The aftermath of the EU election – where do we go from here?

    5th June 2019

    Just over a week ago saw little rest in the halls of Westminster and Brussels. Where before we had the (relative) certainties of a sitting prime minister and elections where the two main parties combined would achieve more than 50% support, these are now gone. Instead, we are left to…

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  • Terminal expansion officially opened

    5th June 2019

    First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has officially opened Edinburgh Airport’s £75 million terminal expansion, the biggest project in a generation at the airport. Part of a wider £200 million investment programme at Scotland’s busiest airport, the expansion enhances the airport’s connectivity options and will support passenger growth to twenty million passengers.…

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  • BT Group reveals Edinburgh as one of first locations as part of biggest UK workplace improvement programme

    5th June 2019

    Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Ipswich (Adastral Park), London and Manchester to be key locations for the group BT’s workplace improvement and consolidation programme is the biggest of its type ever undertaken in the UK and is expected to complete by 2023 More than 300 BT office locations across the…

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  • Award-winning actress Ms. Yong Mei named as Official Chinese Ambassador of Tourism in Edinburgh

    5th June 2019

    Edinburgh Tourism Action Group (ETAG) appointed actress Ms. Yong Mei ‘Official Chinese Ambassador of Tourism in Edinburgh’ during a ceremony at the City Chambers on Tuesday (4 June). Yong Mei is a successful Chinese actress with a television and film career spanning over 20 years. In 2019, she won the…

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  • Real-time train running information for Scotland’s rural railway

    5th June 2019

    Rural railway stations across Scotland have been fitted with new customer information screens (CIS), as part of a £675,000 investment. Easy-to-read LED display screens have been installed at 36 rural railway stations, meaning every station in Scotland – except for Dunrobin Castle – now has real-time, visual, train information. The…

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  • How to embed innovation and creativity skills in a business

    5th June 2019

    Matthew Syed’s book “Bounce” is a remarkable read. It talks about the sustained application of Purposeful Practice to become great at a particular skill. There is no short cut. You need to fail, learn and then repeat the cycle again and again. The faster you fail the faster you learn,…

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  • Zero Waste Scotland launches toolkit to maximise £3bn circular economy business opportunity while responding to the climate emergency

    5th June 2019

    Ways the country’s businesses can maximise opportunities in the potentially lucrative circular economy and respond to the climate emergency are laid out across a new website launched today (3 June 2019) by Zero Waste Scotland. The Circular Economy Accelerator will support the further development and implementation of circular economy business…

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  • Rising volume of residential property sales in Scotland

    4th June 2019

    The latest quarterly house price statistics from the Registers of Scotland (ROS), covering the period from 1st January to 31st March 2019, revealed the average selling price in Scotland was £174,317, a 0.3% decrease on the same period last year. Sales volume was up 3.7% year-on-year, and the total value…

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