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Experience English, Edinburgh Language Centre is an English language school in the city centre of Edinburgh
1st December 2016We are seeking new host families to host our Young Learner and Adult students. Hosting students is a wonderful opportunity to engage with people from all over the world, be introduced to a different culture in an entirely authentic way and also a great way for the students to improve…
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Sobering credit scores brew high energy bills for pubs
1st December 2016Lower credit ratings for pubs could mean higher electricity and gas bills this Christmas as energy suppliers keep the trade on their naughty lists for being bad payers. Just like loan firms, energy companies perform credit checks on customers. How well you score influences how the industry prices your…
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Heehaw delighted to win prestigious award for Create Edinburgh video campaign
1st December 2016Heehaw were delighted to win a prestigious award at the recent Drum Network Awards hosted at the Marriot Grosvenor Hotel in central Mayfair. The award ceremony was attended by over 400 of Britain’s top creative talent. Mally Graveson, Heehaw’s Managing Director said “What made the award extra special for us…
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Edinburgh University offers some exciting free lectures this December!
30th November 2016On 7 and 8 December you can hear from a range of speakers on topics including leadership and the highs (and lows!) of making and losing money in the City.
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U!reka – University launches European alliance
30th November 2016Edinburgh Napier University has signed an agreement with five other European universities to collaborate on urban research projects.
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Early Birds Can Peck Up 30% Saving on Musselburgh’s Stylish Ladies Day
30th November 2016The early bird gets the worm but in the case of Musselburgh Racecourse early birds will peck up a 30% saving on next year’s Stobo Castle Ladies Day.
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Stirling Castle crowned winner at new awards initiative
30th November 2016Stirling Castle has claimed the title of Scotland’s Best Visitor Attraction at the inaugural 2016 Scottish and Outdoor Leisure Awards. The centuries-old stronghold, which welcomes around 460,000 visitors through its iconic gates each year, was voted for by members of the public and visitors alike before being fully researched and reviewed by an independent judging panel.
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Ctrip Announces Agreement to Acquire Skyscanner
30th November 2016Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (Nasdaq: CTRP), a leading travel service provider of accommodation reservation, transportation ticketing, packaged tours and corporate travel management in China (“Ctrip” or the “Company”), today announced that it signed a definitive agreement with the majority shareholders of Skyscanner Holdings Limited (“Skyscanner”), a leading global travel search site headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom, under which Ctrip will acquire all of such shareholders’ shares in Skyscanner and will offer to acquire shares from the remaining shareholders of Skyscanner. The terms of the acquisition value Skyscanner at approximately £1.4 billion and the purchase consideration consists of cash mainly, the remainder consisting of Ctrip ordinary shares and loan
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Funding boost for children’s charity on #GivingTuesday
30th November 2016Children 1st has been awarded £700,000 from players of People’s Postcode Lottery. As Scotland’s National Children’s charity, Children 1st supports children, young people and their families to overcome the impact of abuse, neglect, and other traumatic events in childhood across Scotland.
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Scotland’s manufacturers could cut energy use and boost economy by investing in energy tech
30th November 2016Manufacturing output and the wider UK economy could receive a boost of £2.56bn in a decade through greater investment in energy technologies
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