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Real-time train running information for Scotland’s rural railway
5th June 2019Rural 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 2019Matthew 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 2019Ways 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 2019The 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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Waverley Care are shaking things up!
4th June 2019Today Waverley Care – Scotland’s HIV & Hepatitis C Charity – launch a new apprentice-style corporate team challenge, The Big Corporate Shake-up. The event challenges teams from companies across Edinburgh to compete against each other to raise funds during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Teams will shake buckets and collect donations…
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ScotRail adds more seats for Spice Girls show
3rd June 2019ScotRail is adding more seats to trains for the hotly anticipated Spice Girls concert at BT Murrayfield in Edinburgh on Saturday 8 June. Extra carriages will be added to dozens of trains to and from Haymarket – the closest station to the stadium – in addition to every train between…
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Later after life planning
3rd June 2019This is a rare opportunity for you to come along and listen to experts from St. James’s Place Wealth Management and Mattac Legal, who will give you an overview of all you will need for financial security and peace of mind in later life. The session is most beneficial to…
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New life from dead wood
3rd June 2019There’s no such thing as dead wood for one Edinburgh-based social enterprise whose circular economy approach to business is paying dividends in all kinds of ways. Move On Wood Recycling (MOWR) collects, re-uses and recycles wood waste from trade and domestic customers and in the process helps save money and…
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Shepherd and Wedderburn appoints Head of Diversity, Development and Inclusion
3rd June 2019Shepherd and Wedderburn, the leading independent, Scottish-headquartered UK law firm, has appointed a Head of Diversity, Development and Inclusion. Yvonne Brady, a senior partner, is responsible for all of Shepherd and Wedderburn’s diversity and inclusion initiatives, and maximising their impact for the benefit of colleagues and clients. This includes overseeing…
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Brodies’ infrastructure team secures key project appointments
3rd June 2019Brodies LLP, Scotland’s largest law firm, has been appointed to advise hub South East Scotland Limited on a number of primary and secondary school projects in East Lothian, West Lothian and Edinburgh. The hub programme is an innovative long-term approach to providing new community facilities for the delivery of local…
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