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Nominations open for the Edinburgh Award 2023

The Capital is once again searching for a worthy recipient of the coveted Edinburgh Award, with nominations for the 2023 now open. To broaden the range of nominees it has been agreed to widen the eligibility criteria to include people who have ‘a substantial association with Edinburgh’. The update was approved…

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Five years of progress for Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal

Five years after it was signed by the Prime Minister and First Minister, the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal has helped 15,000 people secure employment, and improved the skills and knowledge of over 103,000 of the region’s citizens. The delivery milestones are captured in the Deal’s latest…

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Burges Salmon advises Legatics on £4m financing round to fuel further expansion

The firm’s Corporate Group has advised Legatics on its latest funding package to boost growth and support expansion plans into the US The Corporate Group at independent UK law firm Burges Salmon has advised Legatics, a legal project management platform that simplifies and automates legal processes, on its £4 million…

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Five years of progress for Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal

  Five years after it was signed by the Prime Minister and First Minister, the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal has helped 15,000 people secure employment, and improved the skills and knowledge of over 103,000 of the region’s citizens. The delivery milestones are captured in the Deal’s latest…

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Magic and mystery to be unveiled at Edinburgh Castle this winter, as Castle of Light returns to the capital

Tales of magic, mystery and spectacular sorcery are set to storm the capital this winter, as Castle of Light conjures a charming start to the festive season. Returning to transform the city’s skyline for a fourth fantastic year, Castle of Light promises to bring even more unmissable moments to Edinburgh…

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Celebrities, sports stars and chefs lend support to new St Columba’s Hospice Care cookbook

  Sir Chris Hoy, Val McDermid, Alexander McCall Smith, Barbara Dickson, Dame Prue Leith, Mary Contini and Sue Lawrence are just some of the names featured in a new fundraising cook book published this week (7 September) in aid of Scottish charity St Columba’s Hospice Care. The stars have joined…

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Marks & Clerk Appoints Tomas Karger as Partner in Aberdeen

Aberdeen, 31 August 2023 – Marks & Clerk, a leading international intellectual property firm, was pleased to announced the promotion of Tomas Karger as partner within its Aberdeen office. With degrees in Mathematics and Engineering from Queen’s University, Ontario and in Intellectual Property Law from the Munich Intellectual Property Law…

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Edinburgh’s Lind & Lime Distillery is just the tonic for Fingal Gin launch

Scotland’s only luxury floating hotel has launched its first proprietary gin brand in partnership with the award-winning Lind & Lime Distillery in Edinburgh. Permanently berthed in the historic port of Leith, Fingal has teamed up with the neighbouring distillery to create a new gin exclusively for guests visiting the ship’s…

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Three Key Fixes Needed For SME Finance

The BCC has called for action to improve the availability of finance for SMEs as accessibility, awareness and a lack of competition continue to hold firms back.  In written evidence submitted to the Treasury Select Committee, the BCC said many smaller firms are no longer seeking finance as they consider…

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Three Key Fixes Needed For SME Finance

The BCC has called for action to improve the availability of finance for SMEs as accessibility, awareness and a lack of competition continue to hold firms back.  In written evidence submitted to the Treasury Select Committee, the BCC said many smaller firms are no longer seeking finance as they consider…

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