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News & Blog
  • Tough Budget For Business

    31st October 2024

    Reacting to the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the BCC, said:     “This is a tough budget for business to swallow but the Chancellor has looked to ease the pain by holding out a promise of better days ahead.    “While some protection for smaller firms is…

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  • Warm Hearts, Warming our Home: How Edinburgh Businesses Can Help Support The Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home This Winter

    31st October 2024

    Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home has launched its “Warm Hearts, Warming Our Home” Corporate Winter Appeal, calling on businesses, organisations, and community groups to help towards the soaring costs of keeping their animals warm this winter. With energy prices continuing to rise, the Home faces an unprecedented expense of over…

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  • CHSS Asks People in Lothian to Act F.A.S.T. with Launch of New Campaign

    31st October 2024

    Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland Launches New F.A.S.T. Campaign to Improve Stroke Awareness   Leading health charity launches new public awareness campaign in partnership with the Scottish Ambulance Service   The campaign focuses on common symptoms of stroke and the importance of acting F.A.S.T. and calling 999 immediately when they occur    Research carried…

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  • Welcoming Austrian Airlines for the first time

    31st October 2024

    Airline will operate new summer services to Vienna. Austrian Airlines will arrive at Edinburgh Airport for the first time next summer with new direct flights to Vienna. The airline will touch down at Scotland’s busiest airport, part of the VINCI Airports network, to operate three services each week to the…

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  • Burges Salmon advises The Electric Car Scheme on major new investment as the business records 160% year on year growth

    31st October 2024

    The firm’s Corporate and M&A team has advised on a transformational investment for an innovative EV salary sacrifice provider Independent UK law firm Burges Salmon has advised The Electric Car Scheme, a UK-based electric vehicle (EV) salary sacrifice provider on its latest funding round. The finance was made available by a consortium…

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  • Join Air IT’s Exclusive Webinar: ‘How can SMEs get more from their IT in 2025?’

    31st October 2024

    Join Air IT’s Exclusive Webinar:  ‘How can SMEs get more from their IT in 2025?’ Join Air IT for a webinar that explores the challenges and opportunities for SMEs and their use of technology. Hosted by Air IT’s Lee Johnson (CIO & CISO), Spencer Lea (Chief Revenue Officer) and Dan…

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  • ESPC reveals best postcodes for rental property in Edinburgh

    31st October 2024

    Leading Edinburgh-based property portal ESPC has revealed the top-performing Edinburgh postcodes in terms of rental yields, for the third quarter of 2024. The latest rental data from Citylets, combined with the most recent house price information from ESPC, shows that there were five postcodes in Edinburgh that offered the best…

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  • WJM Dunblane pledges support to seven charities during will-writing campaign this November

    31st October 2024

    A Dunblane law firm has pledged its support to seven charities by signing up to an annual will-writing campaign. Bartys, a branch Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM), has been a part of the Will Aid scheme for 28 years, helping raise vital donations every November by writing basic wills…

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    Scotland faces alarming rise in homelessness by 2040, new projections warn

    31st October 2024

    If current trends persist, Scotland is set to face a homelessness crisis of alarming proportions by 2040, according to a new report by full-service law firm Shakespeare Martineau. The study has forecasted a 90% increase in homelessness applications to more than 4,100 annually, while at least 7,000 households could be…

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  • Appointment of Non-Executive Director

    31st October 2024

    Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces that Rudolph (Rudy) Wynter has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 December 2024.   Rudy has over 35 years’ experience in the gas and electricity industry where he has served in many leadership and senior operational roles with his…

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