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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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Digital Connectivity Readiness Index sees infrastructure improvements across UK, but adoption progress stalls
21st March 2024Regular analysis by connectivity experts FarrPoint evaluates connectivity preparedness across the four UK nations All UK nations are steadily improving their performance on digital connectivity infrastructure, but progress on adoption is stalling – according to a benchmarking framework by connectivity consultants, FarrPoint. FarrPoint’s Digital Connectivity Readiness Index (DCRI), first launched…
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City Centre West to East Link officially opened
20th March 2024A landmark scheme to transform walking, wheeling and cycling between the east and west of the city was officially opened today (Wednesday 20 March). Members of the community joined Councillor Scott Arthur, Transport and Environment Convener; Patrick Harvie, Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights; and other…
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Donnchadh Bàn Mac an t-Saoir is the latest addition to Makars’ Court
20th March 2024Lauded Scottish Gaelic poet Donnchadh Bàn Mac an t-Saoir (anglicised as Duncan Ban Macintyre) has had an inscribed flagstone unveiled today at Makars’ Court in Edinburgh. Duncan Ban now joins the illustrious company of Sir Walter Scott, Rabbie Burns, Robert Louis Stevenson and others at Makars’ Court where Scotland’s literary…
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Gilson Gray introduces mass litigation offering headed up by new associate
20th March 2024Full-service legal firm Gilson Gray has introduced a new mass litigation service, supporting people all over Scotland with data protection and financial services claims, with the appointment of an experienced legal associate to lead the specialism. Cat McGarrell joins the firm after nine years at Thompsons Solicitors as a group…
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Swallowable sensors could pinpoint gut movement problems for patients
20th March 2024Scientists have developed an ingestible capsule dotted with sensors that can detect pressure in a patient’s guts and detect points of failure. The ingestible system will give colorectal medical teams an unprecedented understanding of the movement of a patient’s digestive tract, or lack thereof. Instead of simply taking images of…
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