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    SEO: It’s the Dark Arts He Fancies

    8th October 2018

    When attending networking events over the last while and meeting people, mingling, telling them what 8th Row does, which is specialising in search engine optimisation and pay per click, I am often presented with a visible shift in the person and rebuked with something along the lines of “Oh SEO,…

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  • Universities unveil City Region Deal plan to tackle digital skills gap

    8th October 2018

    The University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University will work together to train 100,000 people in data skills and help 1,000 organisations through data The University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University have launched a major initiative that includes plans to improve digital skills across south east Scotland. The new venture is…

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  • Forth 1 breakfast team celebrate chart success with single ‘Break your Heart’

    8th October 2018

    The Forth 1 breakfast team is celebrating after their single ‘Break Your Heart’ charted at number two on the Official Scottish Singles Chart. The Boogie In The Morning team, including Boogie, Arlene and producer Marty, set themselves the challenge of creating a chart topping hit earlier this year and were…

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  • Little Tory support for may’s ‘precious union’, say researchers

    8th October 2018

    Theresa May’s ‘precious Union’ has little in the way of meaningful support from her own supporters or self-professed Unionists in other parties. Moreover, according to new research from the Universities of Edinburgh and Cardiff, attitudes to the Union are marked principally by rivalry and mutual-indifference. The Future of England Study,…

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  • Tender specialist AM Bid to share its expertise at Europe’s premier conference

    8th October 2018

    Senior staff from multi award-winning bid and tender specialist AM Bid will share their expertise and successes this week at Europe’s premier conference for bid management professionals. In his ‘Diary of a Bid Doctor’ presentation at the APMP UK Annual Conference in London, David Gray, Bid Development Director with AM…

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  • Big-Hitting Appointment Strengthens Gilson Gray’s East Lothian Team

    8th October 2018

    A LEADING legal firm has underlined its ambitions to grow the business in East Lothian with the appointment of one of the region’s most respected solicitors. Multi-award-winning Gilson Gray has appointed Cheryl Edgar, who brings more than 20 years’ experience of the local property market to its North Berwick team.…

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  • Perfect Pairing Shakes-up the Capital’s Chef Scene

    8th October 2018

    AN AMBITIOUS young duo at Edinburgh’s largest independent hotel are making a name for themselves in the capital’s bustling chef scene. Ten Hill Place, run by the commercial arm of the Royal College of Surgeons, Surgeons Quarter, has advanced its operations with the promotions of their two expert chefs, Alan…

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  • Council set to appoint contractor to build new Meadowbank

    8th October 2018

    Next week councillors are set to appoint a contractor to deliver a new state-of-art Meadowbank Sports Centre for Edinburgh. It has been designed to meet the current and future needs of the local community and the people of Edinburgh and beyond. When opened in 2020, the facility will be managed…

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  • Counterfeit Crackdown Recognised by Leading Figures

    8th October 2018

    Royal Mail and Vue Cinema Group have become the first businesses to be nominated and recognised by members of the Scottish Anti-Illicit Trade Group (SAITG) for their outstanding efforts in the battle against the trade of fake goods. The private ceremony on Thursday 4 October at Fountain Park Cineworld in…

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  • Aberdein Considine strengthens private client and banking litigation teams

    8th October 2018

    Aberdein Considine has strengthened both its private client and banking litigation teams with the appointment of a new partner and new associate. James MacKinnon has joined the firm as Partner and Head of Private Client for Edinburgh. He was previously Legal Director at Gillespie Macandrew LLP. James has almost 15…

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