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Edinburgh marks the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
25th March 2024A service took place to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade in Edinburgh today (March 25). The UN designated this international day in 2007. March 25 also marks the date in 1807 where the Slave Trade Act was passed by Parliament, outlawing the…
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New Strategy from Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland Aims to Ensure No Life Half Lived
25th March 2024Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland has launched a new strategy to help more people live their lives to the full and get the support they need. Phase two of the No Life Half Lived strategy sets out the charity’s aim to support 175,000 people over the next five years through…
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EICA:Ratho Bouldering Facility Benefits from sportscotland Investment
25th March 2024Edinburgh Leisure’s flagship climbing arena at Ratho has benefitted from a major funding investment from sportscotland’s Sport Facilities Fund. The Edinburgh International Climbing Arena has received £100,000 towards bouldering redevelopment which will improve opportunities to progress at all levels of the sport. The redevelopment will ensure that Ratho becomes the…
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Arts charity calls for axe in tax on Scotland’s cultural landmarks
22nd March 2024One of Scotland’s largest arts charities has called for the abolition of VAT on the maintenance of historic and cultural buildings, warning urgent financial intervention is needed to safeguard the nation’s crisis-hit creative sector and meet Net Zero targets. Wasps, which supports 1000 artists in 21 properties, said many organisations…
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Barbados: Beyond the Beaches An Ideal BPO Location
21st March 2024You are invited to the launch of the 5th Scottish trade and investment mission to Barbados at UWS Paisley on Thursday 28th March from 930am to 12 noon, with Invest Barbados. Come hear about the opportunities in trade and investment for Barbados and the Caribbean, Latin America market. Barbados is the best…
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New project supports children and young people to access the mental health benefits of live music
21st March 2024New research, published today identifies ways more children and young people in Scotland can experience the mental health and wellbeing benefits of live music. The Live Music and Mental Health project, delivered by Children in Scotland, Scottish Ensemble and the University of Stirling between May and October 2023, explored the…
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Muckle Media’s lifestyle PR team, Taste, partners with Sonas Hotel Collection
21st March 2024Muckle Media, the creative communications PR agency, is welcoming the boutique hotel group Sonas Collection, to its 2024 roster of hospitality clients, following a period of sustained growth for the agency. The dedicated food, drink and hospitality PR team, ‘Taste’, which has been part of the Muckle Media Group since…
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Interest Rate Waiting Game Continues
21st March 2024“Today’s decision to hold interest rates at 5.25% was widely expected. However, it prolongs the period of uncertainty for firms grappling with high borrowing costs. “Our recent survey of more than 1,000 UK businesses found a third of report a direct negative impact of the current rate, while around…
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TV CONFIRMS RENEWAL OF CHANNEL 3 LICENCES
21st March 2024STV agrees terms for north and central Scotland licences for 10-year period from 2025 Broadcaster confirms ongoing commitment to high quality Public Service Broadcasting Network programming agreement with ITV in place throughout licence duration STV Group plc today (Thursday 21 March) confirms that it has accepted new financial terms with…
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Residents invited to discover the history of Edinburgh’s Muirhouse house and Mains farm
21st March 2024Step back in time and explore the excavation site with guided tours led by archaeologists at an open day on Saturday (23 March). The excavation, which is being undertaken by AOC Archaeology, is being carried out ahead of the Council’s redevelopment of the former Silverlea Care Home site into much…
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