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  • SP Energy Networks shares vital safety tips to ensure safe and fun outdoor activities during October school break

    SP Energy Networks shares vital safety tips to ensure safe and fun outdoor activities during October school break

    8th October 2024

    As the October school holidays approach, SP Energy Networks, is reminding people and families on how to ensure their outdoor activities are both enjoyable and safe and make the holidays memorable for all the right reasons Research by SP Energy Networks has highlighted that less than a quarter (23%) of…

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  • JLL:  Proactivity will be key as Edinburgh office shortage persists

    JLL: Proactivity will be key as Edinburgh office shortage persists

    8th October 2024

    JLL, the leading property services firm, has outlined the need for a more proactive and creative approach to dealmaking in Edinburgh’s office market as demand for prime space continues to outstrip supply in city centre locations. A total of 170,000 sq ft was transacted in Edinburgh in Q3, 115,000 sq…

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  • RECORD NUMBER OF PROMOTIONS CELEBRATED AT ABERDEIN CONSIDINE AS GROWTH CONTINUES

    7th October 2024

    Back row l-r: Emma Roman and Stevie Kelman; middle row l-r: Tom Main, Katie Hutchinson, Jordan Watt, Samantha Gilbert and Danny Anderson; front row l-r: Euan McSherry, Ruth Aberdein, Elaine Elder, Eleanor Comfort, Laura Considine and Ritchie Whyte. Photo by Ian Georgeson Aberdein Considine is celebrating the dedication and professionalism…

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  • Capital marks Challenge Poverty Week

    7th October 2024

    The City of Edinburgh Council and partners from across the city are preparing to mark Challenge Poverty Week. Running from Monday 7 to Sunday 13 October 2024, Challenge Poverty Week is a national campaign highlighting the challenges people living in poverty are facing and how we can work together to…

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  • RHASS and Edinburgh’s St Giles’ Cathedral come together to celebrate the extraordinary efforts of Scotland’s farmers in a Harvest Thanksgiving service

    7th October 2024

    The exceptional efforts and hard work of Scotland’s farming community has been recognised in a Harvest Thanksgiving service hosted by Edinburgh’s St Giles’ Cathedral and supported by RHASS (the Royal Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland). The service took place yesterday (6th October) at the historic cathedral, which celebrates its…

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  • SCOTLAND’S YOURGB NAMED OUTSTANDING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

    SCOTLAND’S YOURGB NAMED OUTSTANDING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

    7th October 2024

    Scotland’s leading creative event and experiential agency named outstanding business of the year at the Women’s Enterprise Scotland Awards   YOURGB, Scotland’s leading creative event and experiential agency, has been named ‘outstanding business of the year’ at the prestigious Women’s Enterprise Scotland Awards held on Thursday night at the voco…

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  • BCC Quarterly Economic Survey: Business Conditions Stall As Tax Anxiety Grows

    7th October 2024

    • Following improvements to business conditions in the first half of 2024, key indicators stalled or declined in Q3 – with manufacturing suffering the most. • Taxation is now more of a concern than inflation for business, cited by nearly half of firms (48%). • Business confidence has declined slightly,…

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  • Lothian named National Bus Operator of the Year

    7th October 2024

    Lothian was named Bus Operator of the Year at the National Transport Awards in London on Thursday 3 October. The award, which is open to all UK and Irish bus operators, celebrates the strong performance of Lothian over the last 12 months, which includes delivering an incredible 110 million customer…

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  • Clan Gordon Shortlisted for Two Awards at The Negotiator

    7th October 2024

    Clan Gordon, one of Edinburgh’s leading letting agents, is proud to announce its shortlisting for two prestigious categories at The Negotiator Awards 2024. Competing for both the Regional – Scotland and Lettings Agency of the Year (Medium) awards, this recognition highlights Clan Gordon’s dedication to excellence in property management and…

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  • Concerns raised on Scotland’s proposed Infrastructure Levy

    7th October 2024

    Gary McGovern, Partner and planning and infrastructure specialist at Pinsent Masons The development sector has legitimate concerns about the proposed Infrastructure Levy for Scotland (ILS), the purpose of which is to capture an element of the uplift in land value caused by development and put that towards contributing to infrastructure.…

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